I travel economy class because it is cheaper.

我坐经济舱旅游是因为便宜。

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Even someone like Bill Gates can feel uncomfortable spending his billions; it is said he used to always travel economy class because he didn’t see the need to spend more money on first class.

甚至像比尔盖茨先生也会因为花钱而感到不高兴，有人说他乘飞机时都选择经济舱而不是头等舱。

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‘If you travel as much as we do, you appreciate the improvements in aircraft design of less noise and more comfort, provided you don’t travel in something called economy class, which sounds ghastly.’

2002年对飞机研究中心的人说：如果你们和我们一样时常需要到处飞，你就会感激飞机设计上的巨大进步：更少噪音、更多舒适。

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Many companies with bans on business class travel have embraced premium economy as a way to offer employees a bit more space and comfort to rest or work without breaking the budget.

BBC: Flying in the fourth class

For all the positive publicity that United Airlines and American Airlines managed to squeeze out of their pledges to return some of the legroom that they stole from economy-class passengers after deregulation, air travel remains a horrible ordeal.

CNN: Travelers discover the red-eye

Despite holding a prominent position he would often travel on public transport and when travelling to the Vatican he would often fly economy class.

BBC: Pope Francis divides opinion in Argentina