The International Air Transport Association reported premium (first - and business-class) travel declined by 13.3% in December over the previous year.

国际航协数据显示，去年12月两舱(头等舱和商务舱)客运量同比减少了13.3%。

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Sandwiched between economy class and either business class or first class is another price range tier often called premium economy class.

夹在经济舱和商业舱或头等舱之间的，是另一种价格范围的机舱，这通常称为高级经济舱。

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Many other airlines provide this service to their First class passengers and it is something we consider appropriate when providing a quality premium experience.

很多其它航空公司给头等舱旅客提供这种恰当的服务，我们认为这样更能为旅客提供优质服务体验。

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Mr Carr said that poor performance meant that the first class premium wasn't worth it.

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Of course, if you want to sit in first or business class, plan to pay a premium for it no matter when you buy the ticket.

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In the end it was the halving of premium travel (supersonic, first class and business class) thanks to economic slow-down, terrorism and the Iraq war that sealed its fate.

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