I don't fly often, but when I do, I fly domestic first class. I try to book flights offering lie flat seats because I have issues with joint pain and some limitations in mobility. The seats are wider and there is more leg room. It is purely for comfort, not status.

My only experience with anything other than cattle class was when I was 21 and travelling solo to Peru via NZ and Argentina. I got to the stewardess at the plane door and she looked at me and asked if I knew what was up the stairs. I didn’t and she scribbled something on my boarding pass and said that I should go look. I don’t know if it was business or first but it was awesome! Sadly the second half from NZ to Argentina was back in cattle class 😔.

I've been lucky enough to upgrade to first on US Airways (back in the day) and American Airlines. The perks of "free checked bags"; lunch and a few cocktails covered the extra upgrade fee for us, and it was very nice. I think our US Airways flight from Philadelphia to San Juan was the best. Hubby said I might have "had a little too much wine" on the flight. Thank goodness I had tucked an index card with the hotel info into his shirt pocket! :) (Oh, no commercial)

You crack me up! I wasn’t wondering about your new refrigerator. I was wondering who plays the piano. Great video today. 💕💕

This was great Morgan. Thanks so much for all the hard work you put into this. Very very interesting. I had ONE flight home from Australia on Qantas First Class (from my points), the highlight for me, the huge washroom with hooks for your clothes, and then you had a "leisure suit" to change into for the flight. The food was so good, I swore there was a chef on board.

Hey! Be nice to Morgan! He’s a good guy!!!!

I ❤ that you're wearing a Prince tee! Been a fan since 1978 with first single, Soft and Wet. Okay, I know this has nothing to do with your video. Thanks, always for your videos. Lookomg forward to more of your impressions of Oahu, and your Hawaiian cruise. ALOHA 🌺

Morgan is FIRST CLASS all the way !!!!!!!!

For a number of Emirates lounges, DXB, LHR, JFK (that I know of) first and business class board the aerobridge directly from the lounge so you don’t have to see any economy class passengers at all! 🤣

Air France and Lufthansa also offer a real first class experience. Air France being one of the best in the world

I believe I originally heard this tip from you. If I get a reasonable offer I will sometimes use my points to upgrade. It is usually for only one leg of the journey. This gives me some of the perks including checked bag and priority boarding for the entire trip. I usually fly Delta. I travel a bit but not enough to get me to a status or to use my points for another flight so this gives me a chance to use those points and get some benefit from rewards program.

Delta has mostly "business class" these days internationally. I think to get the real First Class experience you need to fly non US based flights.

Fist class seems like a fun time. We usually have to upgrade on flights because my husband is 6'5" and he is uncomfortable in economy. I use the terms first class and business class interchangeably. Everyone knows what you mean.

Great video! I’m a pilot in training and love everything aviation so I’d love to provide some insight as well. Typically from what I’ve noticed, First Class is really only on long haul international flights. - think Emirates, Etihad, Singapore Airlines, etc., or even an overseas American Airlines flight currently. Also, even if someone is at the front of the plane, if you’re in a two cabin short-haul/medium-haul flight, it’s usually Premium Economy (same seat with middle seat blocked off) or Business Class (large recliner seat). < A lot of domestic/short to medium haul international carriers like to call their forward larger seat cabin “First Class” but it’s really not in the true sense of the name. On long-haul international flights where there is both a Business & First cabin, Business is typically a large cabin with nice, pod shaped seats. Whereas First is going to be in a smaller, more intimate cabin with very large armchair style seats and like a room around you. There is an exception where some airlines have made their Business Class as nice as First Class, like Qatar Qsuites, but those are a small percentage of seats across any fleet overall. Hope this helped!

Morgan, I thought the same when I read the comment! I decided to attribute the comment to not wanting us coach and business class folk to believe first class is fairly close to anything we've experienced. 😮😂

Good Evening Morgan. I usually fly economy as I am cheap and it pains me to pay 4 to 5 times the cost to fly in a more comfortable chair.

Loved this video very informative. Thank you for all your hard work. I was like you unaware of differences. Love your T-shirt. No commercial. I am just happy I get to travel as often as I do.

Great video, Captain Morgan! I often wondered about these differences. I have flown first class a couple of times: Twice I was upgraded by the airline and another I bought the ticket to treat myself; all three experiences were different and on different airlines, but none were considered to be luxurious as Qatar Airlines. The lounges were nothing to write home about it, but you were more isolated from the general public

I was a Flight Attendant for TWA for many years and it was an amazing experience most of the time. 😂 it’s too bad it was sold to a corporate raider who sold it for spare parts. TWA is gone but its employees find ways to keep in touch.

I would be excited to be upgraded to anything! Looks like a nice comfortable seat and experience

We recently flew United "first" class coming home from our last cruise (cruise was delayed getting back to Port by 4-5 hours, so we were going to miss our original flight). Because it was technically an international flight, USA to Canada, we did get lounge access, but the seat was barely larger than economy. And of course with a flight less than an hour, food service was just a slightly nice bag of snacks.

Great explanation of a fairly complicated travel experience.

The clip of “you” enjoying the massage in the Emirates lounge was hilarious. I had to rewind and rewatch. 😂

Thanks Morgan 👍 No commercial today

Nice shirt! Thanks for the video. Maybe one day I will save the coin to go first class. But I think I rather upgrade the rest of my vacation experience.

Excellent overview of the distinctions between business and various forms of 1st class, something that has always confused me. I was wondering if the changes you've made (at the suggestion of KZfaq) have made any significant improvement in your numbers, even at this early stage? Although I think it's a pity that it is the more melodramatic or negative titles/thumbnails that allegedly draw viewers, I suppose you are providing a good opportunity to test their theory. Every time I watch one of your videos I am so glad I don't have to be the one coming up with a thumbnail & title as I suspect that would take me longer than the editing and narration the video itself. p.s. Nice 'fridge!!

So, who are all the Robin Leachs, lifestyles of the rich and famous in here? 🤣

In Dec 1976 my family went to the Bahamas. It was on a 747, and I was almost 6. The flight attendants took me upstairs to see the lounge. I couldn’t believe a plane could have two levels. Don’t think I’ve been on a similar plane since. Though I don’t fly a whole lot LOL

We flew "domestic" First Class from Anchorage, Alaska non- stop to Newark, New Jersey. United does NOT consider this a routine transcontinental flight. We were in the grey area between international and domestic. It was kind of weird.

When we flew from Prague to Budapest the first class was in the back. It was odd.

I never flown first class but I’ve heard showers are time limited and some do have a seat in the bathroom

Good video, Morgan. The only US carrier that still offers international first class is American, it’s only on the 777-300 (not the 777-200 which they operate a lot more) and they plan to phase it out in the coming years because it’s really not competitive with First on Air France, Lufthansa, Emirates, etc.

You did a fantastic job of this video . I laughed aloud a lot . I am with you in the back of the plane with my own sandwich lol

Really enjoy your vlogs!❤

I too love the Prices t shirt! onya Morgan! I'll never get to fly first; business locally but we can't afford business O/S (Aussie here) 🙂

Great video my rainbow brother.

No commercial for me this week.

On our 17.5 hours flight from San Francisco to Singapore on United Airlines in Polaris Class, we got pajamas!

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The rule of thumb is this. In America, flying domestically, the top class is called first class. Most of the rest of the world, flying domestically or throughout Europe is called business class. International flights, The tops classes flying international are normally Business (which is way better than US domestic first class and most of the rest of the world business) or First Class i.e. BA, Emirates, Qatar etc. Can be confusing. There are of course exceptions, but as a general rule of thumb I think this covers it. Not sure if I have confused myself now :)

Thanks Morgan, I am at a point where I am just starting to fly more to cruise ports to be able to get different experiences. This was helpful for me to decide to I really want to spend extra $300/$400 to get a better seat? Or more sometimes!

Oh, and my daughter has said there are different ticket categories on the bus she takes coming home from university

Oh how I miss TWA. 😢😮

Hey Morgan there's actually a seat with seat belt in the toilet of Emirates first class 😂

I must admit my inner snob comes out a bit during boarding when, sitting in First Class, drink in hand, watching the common folk file past me to the back of the plane.😊

Morgan, Have a question for you. We have wanted to do a Christmas River cruise for a while, but most of them among Viking, AMA, Avalon, Uniworld, Emerald were way too expensive for our budget. Then we watched your Viva River cruise and Nicko River cruise which were more affordable for us. Question is if you live in the U.S. who can book these cruises for you? We are very interested. Thank you.

Any kind of first-class, business class or even premier economy is better than cattle car, which is where you will find my seat.

Hmm haven’t flown that particular class before. ( fi “r” st class ) Interesting, do you think there’s a video available online? My last trip , the lounge experience for first class was horrendous in Amsterdam. Then once we hit the USA we didn’t get lounge cause it’s for international only first class, wtf. On international long flights I’ll bump to first for the free bags because the bag cost often covers the cost. It all depends on the cost difference and length of the flight.

Trek trendy has a lot of videos about ultra Lux flying, I could be wrong, but I don’t think he was all that impressed with delta either

No ad in the middle. RCL on end...I hate flying, so how much extra time do you have to spend in the airport to go to a spa. I am flying premium economy on Singapore Air Seattle to Bali Jan 25. Im looking forward to being able to elevate my legs and recline a few inches more. Im hoping I can manage to sleep for a change. We change planes in Singapore Changi airport. From everything I've understand it is a spectacular place.

I’ll take as much whisking as I can get. 😂

A seventeen minute selfie. What could go wrong?

I can see the door to seat service if you’re a well known person. But the average everyday wealthy person can basically travel incognito.

American Airlines is the last US carrier to have some routes with International First Class. Other's are just International Business Class.

No ad. First class has always been out of my travel budget. Business class is way more than I think we will pay even for a transatlantic flight.

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I worked for someone who posted things online with so many spelling errors. Others would mention it to me and I said nothing.. Before we parted ways I told him basic words he spelled wrong...he said, really? I didn't know that??

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You are limited to 4 minute shower on Emirates

For my wife's 60th, we flew Delta One from St. Louis to Amsterdam (with one stop in Detroit), then the same in reverse when we came back. The plane we were on going TO Amsterdam was nice, but not the kind that you could shut the little door to your private cubicle...but it was still really nice and the seats laid down flat...and of course we got all of the additional schwag, food, and drink. On the way back, we were on a newer plane that DID have the little cubicles with the doors you could slide shut. Those were nicer, and I really enjoyed the flight...both flights were amazing though. On the way back from Amsterdam, I think our Purser quickly learned how long it took me to drink a drink because she'd magically show up with a fresh one just as I was wrapping up the previous one. I finally had to let her know that "this" drink would be my last because I could no longer feel my face. We're hoping to fly internationally again in the next one to two years and we'll definitely be going the Delta One route again. It does cost significantly more, but for a very special occasion (like celebrating a 60th birthday), we thought it was worth it for the experience.

I’m curious to find out what “fist” class is 😉😉

Nope not an ad

If I ever manage to fly to Australia or New Zealand, I'll try to afford first class, or whatever the highest class available is. I'll need it then. But aside from that, I go economy and pay for a seat that suits my needs best. I'd rather save on the flight to pay for more experiences when I land because like you, my budget is on the lower end. But if I had the opportunity, without having to break the bank? Yeah, I'd do it. I'm always surprised by some of the people who comment with such negativity. A little helpful nudge is fine if what one wants to do is inform someone. The judgmental attitude is just showing off how much one knows that others don't. Ick.

I will never be able to afford a "Real First Class" flight. That is okay. I have flown Business on several airlines. They were all good except Cathay Pacific where I was really pissed off. The amount of "non behaving" toddlers where nobody seemed to care the slightest bit what they were doing during the flight was so awful. At that flight I wished to just have booked Eco.

Well, first of all... (heh, heh)

I'm pretty sure that there's a video that explains "fist class"... but you can only find it on porn websites. 😁

Ja, Morgan, natürlich weiß ich, dass du mit mit deiner süffisanten Bemerkung mich meinst. Bitte nenne in Zukunft einfach Ross und Reiter. Und nun "Butter bei die Fische", wie man in Hamburg sagt: Einen Experten als hochnäsig und arrogant zu bezeichnen, weil er in Kommentaren zu einem Video eines bekennenden Nicht-Experten die Darstellung falscher Fakten korrigiert, erfordert ein gerüttelt Maß an Selbstbewusstsein. Es stellt sich die Frage, ob es nicht eher hochnäsig und arrogant wäre, wenn jemand ein Hotelzimmer in einem Mittelklasse-Hotel, das auf einschlägigen Bewertungsportalen mit "familienfreundlich" und "manchmal mit störender Lautstärke" beschrieben wird, buchen, und sich dann in einem Video darüber beschweren würde, dass sich im Hotelpool eine Familie mit Kindern nicht besonders leise vergnügt. Aber so etwas tut ja niemand. Oder?