United’s new Polaris suite includes a door for privacy and a lie-flat bed with a duvet and cooling gel pillow.
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Airlines Go Beyond First Class to Adapt to Luxury-Seeking Flyers
Major US carriers are unveiling new plane cabins that expand premium seats and cut back in economy
Caviar, champagne, stretch-out-as-far-you-can legroom and 27-inch seatback screens. Americans are happier than ever to part with their money for a better flying experience — economic uncertainty be damned — and airlines are shaking up their cabins to cash in on the demand.
United, Delta and American are among the major US airlines overhauling their cabin layouts, including adding private suites on some widebody international flights, in a competition aimed at luxury-seeking travelers.