Today I am going to explain why business class is not cheap and break some rumors. First a rumor is that business class lounges and amenities cost that much. The second rumor is that they want to make them feel premium so people buy the product. That is one thing but not the main thing.
The real reason is status. Now you might be wondering why I make this point. If I spend 10k on Delta I will get gold in one flight:
You can see 16,371 (16,225 without taxes) is more than Gold Status and also get Platinum.
The status is worth $8,147 according to Nerdwallet which will also cost the airline 4k to 6k because of Sky Team status. Do not forget that free checked bags also cost money :). Any other thoughts? Comments:https://luxworldplus.blogspot.com/2026/02/why-business-class-is-so-expensive.html