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10 Things We Hate About First Class

Things We Hate About First Class
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First- and business-class air travel is amazing. That said, nothing is perfect. This list is intended more as a consumer-facing criticism and a comfort for coach flyers rather than as a complaint. I would happily accept a surprise upgrade anywhere, anytime, most likely embarrassing myself by enthusiastically squealing like an outsize squirrel in reaction. But on the few occasions I was lucky enough to get an upgrade, I made some observations about my experiences, some good and some bad. Here are 10 of the crummier parts of upper-class flying.

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