Airline reviews

Qantas Premium Economy Review: Seat Maps, Fees, Baggage

Qantas Premium Economy is 38 in (96.5 cm) of pitch, free seat selection and no lounge, on three different seats. Here is the A380, 787-9 and A330-300Y cabin by cabin, with the rows to ask for, the baggage rules and what it costs.

JAL Premium Economy Review: Seat Map, Fees and Cost

JAL Premium Economy gives you 42 in (107 cm) of pitch on every aircraft that carries it, two free checked bags, free seat selection on every fare, and a lounge before you fly. Here is the cabin aircraft by aircraft, with the rows to ask for, the rows to refuse and what it costs against economy.

Air France Premium Economy Review: Seat Map & Fees

Air France Premium Economy, renamed Premium in 2024, gives you 37 to 40 in (94 to 102 cm) of pitch and 2 checked bags, but no lounge and no free seat until check-in. Here is the cabin aircraft by aircraft, with the rows to ask for, the fees, the baggage rules and what it costs.

ANA Premium Economy Review: Seat Map, Fees and Cost

ANA Premium Economy gives you 38 inches of seat pitch on most of the fleet and 40 on the newest 787-9, two checked bags on the right fare, and ANA Lounge access at Haneda, Narita, Kansai and Honolulu, which few airlines include with this cabin.

KLM Premium Comfort (Premium Economy): Seats, Fees, Cost

KLM Premium Comfort is KLM's premium economy cabin: 38 in (97 cm) of pitch, 8 in (20 cm) of recline, 2 checked bags and SkyPriority, but no lounge. Here is the cabin aircraft by aircraft, with the rows to ask for, the seat selection rules, the baggage allowance and what it costs against economy.

Lufthansa Premium Economy: Seat Maps, Fees and Value

Lufthansa flies two different Premium Economy seats under one name, the 2014 recliner and the newer Allegris fixed shell, across 10 seat-map layouts on 7 aircraft types. Here are the rows to ask for, the seat fees, the baggage rules and what the cabin actually costs.

British Airways Premium Economy (WT+): Seats, Fees, Cost

British Airways World Traveller Plus gives you about 38 in (97 cm) of pitch, 2 checked bags and priority boarding, but no lounge. Here is the cabin aircraft by aircraft, with the rows to ask for, the seat fees, the baggage rules and what it costs against economy.

Premium Economy vs Business Class: What You Get

Business Class buys a flat bed of roughly 76 to 79 in (193 to 201 cm), direct aisle access and lounge entry, and Premium Economy buys none of the three. Here is the gap axis by axis, and where it narrows enough to skip.

The Best Premium Economy Airlines, Ranked on Specs

Nineteen premium economy cabins ranked on published seat pitch, width, recline, baggage, lounge, WiFi and seat-selection policy, with the tiebreakers stated in full. Japan Airlines ranks first at 42 in (107 cm) of pitch plus lounge access.

Premium Economy vs Economy: What the Upgrade Buys You

Premium Economy buys roughly 5 to 10 inches more seat pitch, a deeper recline and a second checked bag, and on 17 of 19 airlines it does not buy lounge access. Here is what each airline publishes, compared side by side.

Review of Cathay Pacific Premium Economy: is the price worth it?

Cathay Pacific Premium Economy is worth the price if you sleep badly in Economy: around 40 inches of pitch, calf and foot rests, boarding after Business, and free WiFi for Cathay members. Here is the cabin, the lounge rules and the baggage allowance.