premium cabin
First-class aircraft section
Premium cabin refers to the higher-class seating sections on an airplane—first class, business class, and sometimes premium economy—as distinguished from standard economy.
Airlines use the term to market upgraded travel experiences with more space, better food, and additional amenities: She used miles to upgrade to the premium cabin.
The phrase groups all non-economy options together.
- first classHighest quality or rank
- business classUpgraded airline seating tier
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
- frequent flyerHabitual air traveler
champagne · leather seats · legroom · lounge · amenity kit · flatbed · priority boarding · welcome aboard · concierge · velvet curtain · white tablecloth · meal service · hot towel · sleep · red eye flight · in-flight entertainment · caviar · recline
- luxuryluxury, wealth, luxurious, opulent, opulence
- Premium Seatingbox seats, skybox, suite, club seats, front row
- travel classesfirst class, business class, economy class, second class, third class
- passenger accommodationsstateroom, berth, sleeping quarters, quarters, suite
premium cabineconomy class
Lowest-fare travel tier
coach · economy · basic economy · economy cabin · main cabin