Business class airline

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A business class airline was an airline concept during the mid-2000s involving a number of airlines that operated all-business class services.[1] The most prominent such airlines have been Eos Airlines, MAXjet Airways, and Silverjet.[1]. Early on, the idea was considered lucrative, however it was proven to be completely unsustainable when oil prices surpass $100 a barrel. In 2008, once the oil price passed $100 a barrel, all of the airlines ceased operations throughout the year, with the last one ending on May 30, 2008.[2]

Virgin Atlantic and British Airways both proposed founding rival all-business class subsidiaries until the oil crisis put an end to the entire concept.[1]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c Business class airlines: a travel revolution. Just the Flight (17 July 2007). Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
  2. ^ Troubled Silverjet stops flights. BBC News (30 May 2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
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