Tuesday, August 19, 2008

THE HIGH LIFE

"With the economic downturn biting deeply into bank accounts and profit margins, you'd expect premium class cabins to be looking pretty empty these days. Not so. Lufthansa says the profits it makes from first class have soared by 20 percent in the last 18 months. It seems the super rich still have money to spend." (BBC World News, August) RD

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