also called premium coach
A cabin between economy and business with more legroom and better service than standard economy.
A cabin that sits between economy and business, with more legroom and better service than standard economy but none of the flat beds of business. It is a middle-cost comfort bump. Just know it behaves differently on points than true business class, so redeeming miles for it is not the same calculation, and it is a distinct cabin, not a cut-price business.
Someone books premium economy for a long overnight flight expecting something close to business, and gets a roomier recliner but no lie-flat bed. They arrive less wrecked than in economy but still short of the rest that the cabin one step up would have given them.
It's a middle-cost comfort upgrade that behaves differently on points than true business class.
The difference is the whole point, so here is each one in a line.
These rank from cheapest to most expensive by space and service.
Basic economy is the most restricted fare, often without seat choice, changes or a carry-on; economy is the standard cabin; premium economy adds legroom and better service; business class has lie-flat or reclining seats; and first class sits above it with the most space and service of all.
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