Airline Travel Ratings
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Coach/Economy Class (13)
Our ratings are based on our survey of 15,132 CR Members reporting on their experiences on 29,000 economy-class domestic flights between January 2022 and February 2023.
. . .Business/First Class (7)
Ratings are based on our survey of 2,140 CR Members reporting on their experiences on 3,782 first or business class domestic flights between January 2022 and February 2023.
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