My, How Times Change: Celebrating 30 Years of Business Class Air Travel

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  08.27.08 | 2:39 PM ET

imageThe Times of London has an entertaining retrospective on the development of business class service over the past three decades. My favorite innovation? In 1983, Thai Airways pioneered the concept of meal selection: “So now you can choose between the Chicken Legs and the Beef Stroganoff.” Ah, those were the days.

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