More Than Just A Blocked Middle Seat: Which European Airlines Have ‘Proper’ Short-Haul Business Class?

‘Real’ business class for short-haul flights is almost nonexistent in Europe. Most ‘traditional’ European airlines define business class as a service slightly better than economy class to reduce costs and counter intense competition with low-cost airlines such as Ryanair and easyJet, which dominate the European short-haul flight market.