In plain English
This is the basic cabin class that airlines sell at the lowest standard price. Compared with business or first class, it gives passengers less room and fewer services.
In context
Here, Economy names the cabin-class option for the airline's lowest-priced standard travel class.
- Situation
- Booking flights, choosing fares, seats, baggage, and optional services
- What it communicates
- labels one cabin-class choice on the flight results page.
Meaning limits
The term alone does not say exactly how much space or which services are included, because those details can vary.
Examples
“The family chose Economy instead of business class for the long flight.”
“Their tickets were in Economy for both legs of the journey.”