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Geschichte Venedigs. Politik
Sources for the history of the Republic of Venice
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Interactive map of venetian fortresses & fortified villages in Greece and Aegean sea
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Former republics
Maritime republics
Republic of Venice
History of the Adriatic Sea
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History of the Mediterranean
History of the Balkans
1st millennium in Italy
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States and territories established in 697
Venice
Republic of Venice
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Republic of Venice
Republic of Venice
Italian city-states
Italian states
Christian states
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Business class is a travel class available on many commercial airlines and rail lines, known by
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brand names which vary, by airline or rail company. In the airline industry, it was originally
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intended as an intermediate level of service between economy class and first class, but many
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airlines now offer business class as the highest level of service, having eliminated first-class
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seating. Business class is distinguished from other travel classes by the quality of seating, food,
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drinks, ground service and other amenities. In commercial aviation, full business class is usually
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denoted 'J' or 'C' with schedule flexibility, but can be many other letters depending on
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circumstances.
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Airlines
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History
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Airlines began separating full-fare and discounted economy-class passengers in the late 1970s. In
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1976, KLM introduced a Full Fare Facilities (FFF) service for its full fare economy-class
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passengers, which allowed them to sit at the front of the economy cabin immediately behind first
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class, and this concept was quickly copied by several other airlines including Air Canada. Both
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United Airlines and Trans World Airlines experimented with a similar three-class concept in 1978,
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but abandoned it due to negative reactions from discount economy-class travelers who felt that
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amenities were being taken away from them. United also cited the difficulty of tracking which
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passengers should be seated in which section of the economy cabin on connecting flights. American
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Airlines also began separating full-fare economy passengers from discounted economy passengers in
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1978, and offered open middle seats for full-fare passengers.
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Around this time, there was speculation in the airline industry that supersonic aircraft would
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corner the market for the highest-paying premium passengers, and that a three-class market would
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emerge consisting of supersonic first class and subsonic business and economy classes. In 1977, El
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Al announced plans to reconfigure its aircraft with a small first-class cabin and larger
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business-class cabin on the assumption that most transatlantic first-class passengers would shift
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their business to the Concorde.
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British Airways introduced "Club World", a separate premium cabin with numerous amenities, in
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October 1978 under CEO Colin Marshall as a means of further distinguishing full-fare business
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travelers from tourists flying on discounted fares. Pan Am announced that it would introduce
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"Clipper Class" in July 1978, and both Air France and Pan Am introduced business class in November
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1978. Qantas claims to have launched the world's first Business Class in 1979.
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On November 1, 1981, Scandinavian Airlines System introduced EuroClass with a separate cabin,
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dedicated check-in counters and lounges for full-fare passengers. Simultaneously, first class
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disappeared from their European fleet.
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Domestic and regional
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Australia and New Zealand
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Both Qantas and Virgin Australia offer business class on their domestic networks as well as on
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trans-Tasman flights to New Zealand. Flights between Perth and Sydney typically feature lie-flat
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seats, with deep recline cradle seats on other routes.
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On the other hand, Air New Zealand does not offer business class on its domestic network. Business
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Class is available on flights between New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands when operated
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by Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 family aircraft, both of which have lie-flat seats.
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North America
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Canada
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On short-haul flights Air Canada offers recliner seats, which are similar to what is offered on
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regional business class in the United States. However, on some high-capacity routes, such as
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Vancouver–Toronto, Air Canada utilizes its long-haul fleet, such as the Boeing 777, Boeing 787,
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Boeing 767, and the Airbus A330. On flights using internationally configured aircraft such as
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these, the business-class product is a lie-flat product. However, on discount carriers, such as Air
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Transat, business class is "euro-style", an economy-class seat with a blocked middle seat for added
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comfort.
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With the introduction of their Boeing 787’s on select domestic and international routes, WestJet
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Airlines offers 16 lay-flat business seats on each of their 787-9’s.
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United States
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American Airlines and Delta Air Lines both exclusively use fully lie-flat Business Class seats with
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direct aisle access on their widebody aircraft. United Airlines is in the process of retrofitting
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their older lie-flat seats to a new design with aisle access for all passengers and increased
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privacy. A multiple course meal is served on china after takeoff, and depending on the flight
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length a chilled snack or light meal will be served before landing. International Business Class
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passengers have access to priority check-in and security, along with lounge access. United and
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American both also offer premium lounges with enhanced food service in their hubs for these
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passengers.
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Select routes between the East and West coasts are deemed "premium transcontinental" and offer a
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comparable experience to long haul international Business Class. However, it is uncommon for all
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seats to have direct aisle access. American uses a dedicated sub-fleet of 3-cabin A321T planes with
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20 lie-flat Flagship Business seats in a 2-2 configuration for these flights. JetBlue also has a
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sub-fleet of A321s featuring their Mint Business Class, which alternates between a 2-2 lie flat
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seats and 1-1 suites with a closing door. United and Delta use a combination of wide and narrow
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body aircraft for these routes, with a variety of lie-flat seat designs.
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Nearly all other flights in the US (as well as to Canada, Central America, and the Caribbean) on
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American, United, Delta, and Alaska use 2-cabin narrowbody aircraft. The forward cabin is marketed
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as "First Class" on domestic routes but regardless uses a Business Class fare basis. These fares
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include a larger "recliner" seat, priority check-in/security/boarding, and increased service. Only
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Alaska Airlines allows lounge access for customers in "First Class" without further international
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travel. Both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages are included, and are served in glassware or
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ceramic mugs. Meal service is highly variable depending on the airline, departure time, and route.
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Flights between hub airports during daytime hours are usually catered with a full warm meal
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regardless of the flight time. Regional jets do not have ovens, and all entrees are served chilled.
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At the very least, a flight attendant will pass around a basket containing premium snacks.
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Europe
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European carriers generally offer a business class consisting of enhanced economy seating with
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better service. There may be a curtain to separate business from economy class, based on demand,
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but the seats are in the same cabin. Some airlines such as Air France and Lufthansa use convertible
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seats that seat three people across in economy, or adjust with a lever to become two seats with a
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half seat length between them for business-class use.
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Business class has started to disappear from some short/medium haul routes, to be replaced with
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full fare economy and discount economy (KLM and SAS). On these routes, the seats are the same for
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all passengers, only the flexibility of the ticket and the food and beverage service differs. On
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shorter routes (typically less than one hour) many airlines have removed business class entirely
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(e.g. BMI on many routes) and offer only one class of service. British Airways used to offer
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"Business UK" on their domestic system, offering the same service as economy class, with the
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addition of expedited check-in, baggage reclaim, lounge access and priority boarding. In flight,
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until January 11, 2017, drink, tea or coffee and a snack were served to all customers, with a hot
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breakfast on flights prior to 9.29am.
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