First class and air coach travel

The airline passenger has a choice between first-class travel and air-coach travel. First-class travel is much more expensive. It is often a bit faster, but seldom more than a few minutes—perhaps as much as an hour on long trips. The difference is that in first-class travel there are fewer seats in the plane, and the passenger has more leg room (which is important to big men, but seldom to women and children); the first-class service includes meals served free if the traveling time is the same as a regular mealtime; and the first-class planes often take off and land at hours that are considered more convenient.