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I imagine you're referring to high-roller passengers, who spend so much on a given airline they get extra perks like complimentary chauffered limo service and h

I imagine you're referring to high-roller passengers, who spend so much on a given airline they get extra perks like complimentary chauffered limo service and high-end hotel stays around all trips. For actual travel though, they still have the same seating arrangements on the plane as other first class passengers.

gadders 11y ago
Sorry - it was not a formal extra class, but clearly his name had been flagged on the BA systems so he got extra special service compared to everyone else in first class.
cjrp 11y ago
Pfft, limo service (more like an S-Class, not an actual limo) is available to anyone on Virgin Atlantic flying Upper Class.
- bmelton 11y ago
  Technically speaking, it needn't be a longer-than-usual-wheelbase to be considered a limousine. (Though if strictly defining a limo, it should have a partition between you and the chauffer.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limousine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limousine FWIW, stretch limos are really only appropriate for larger parties of more than 2, for conducting business. Not that anybody today should care, and I can't remember where I learned this, but effectively, a limo used to just mean "car". Business people and big execs would use limos so that they could continue working while in transit, and not have to deal with the distraction of having to talk to cabbies and whatnot. Stretch limos were employed to conduct business on the go with larger parties, again, so that business would not be interrupted despite the need for travel. It wasn't until hollywood and prom-goers decided that limousine effectively equated to stretch limousine and started using them 'inappropriately' that the connotation became what it is today.
gadders 11y ago
He was treated like a high roller, as his comments in research notes would directly affect the BA share price.

gadders 11y ago

Sorry - it was not a formal extra class, but clearly his name had been flagged on the BA systems so he got extra special service compared to everyone else in first class.

cjrp 11y ago

Pfft, limo service (more like an S-Class, not an actual limo) is available to anyone on Virgin Atlantic flying Upper Class.

bmelton 11y ago
Technically speaking, it needn't be a longer-than-usual-wheelbase to be considered a limousine. (Though if strictly defining a limo, it should have a partition between you and the chauffer.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limousine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limousine FWIW, stretch limos are really only appropriate for larger parties of more than 2, for conducting business. Not that anybody today should care, and I can't remember where I learned this, but effectively, a limo used to just mean "car". Business people and big execs would use limos so that they could continue working while in transit, and not have to deal with the distraction of having to talk to cabbies and whatnot. Stretch limos were employed to conduct business on the go with larger parties, again, so that business would not be interrupted despite the need for travel. It wasn't until hollywood and prom-goers decided that limousine effectively equated to stretch limousine and started using them 'inappropriately' that the connotation became what it is today.

gadders 11y ago

He was treated like a high roller, as his comments in research notes would directly affect the BA share price.