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- BUSINESS, Page 77Business NotesAVIATIONTaking Care of Business
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- Corporate travelers may have trouble finding a cheap
- airline seat these days, but not a cushy one. Faced with
- restrictions on economy fares, executives are turning to
- business class as a compromise between pricey first class and
- cramped coach. Airlines, which make more money on business class
- than on steerage, are competing for coach-weary passengers by
- offering such amenities as wider seats and more extensive menus.
- New giveaways include helicopter shuttles to airports and
- upgrades to first class.
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- The stakes in the air war are high. About 20% of all
- airline passengers worldwide this year flew business class, and
- the number is growing. United Airlines is spending $45 million
- to revamp its business class, while Continental is doubling its
- international business-class capacity. Airlines have decided
- that, with executives at least, it pays to be class conscious.
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