Flying economy, premium economy, business, first class: What's the deal

Air India says it will offer premium economy service when it buys new aeroplanes

Air India, the Tata group airline, has said it will offer premium economy seats when it introduces wide-bodied B777-200LRs to offer more flights to the US.

What is the difference between economy, premium economy, business class and first class seats?

Economy class

All airlines started with first-class seats. Delta Airlines started toying with the idea of accommodating more passengers on a flight by offering smaller seats.

First, it started separate flights for first-class and "coach cabin" travellers. The "cabin coach" came to be known as "economy" class seats. It is the basic class: seats are narrowest and have the