It's about more comfort and convenience.

It's about 176° lie-flat seats, superior in-flight service and one of the industry's most advanced personal entertainment systems. It's about arriving at your destination feeling relaxed and refreshed. It's about the future of business class. And it's about time. Yours!

Whether you want to work, rest, or play, now you're flying smart.

The food service will feature a greater variety of appetizers, larger and fresher salads, more fruit, ice cream and cookies for dessert, which will be presented on a three-tier cart. There will also be a choice of three entrees.

Northwest Airlines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines invite you to experience World Business Class.

Our spacious seat design, digital audio systems with state of the art headsets, and an exceptional dining experience all add up to maximum comfort in Classic World Business Class.  Seats with 60" of pitch that recline to a full 150 degrees provide ample space for productivity and relaxation.

We're also pleased to offer state-of-the-art digital audio and next generation headsets to complement the wide array of music and video choices with sound that's crisp, clear and distortion-free. With six channels of video and up to 14 channels of audio, there's enough variety to suit just about every taste or frame of mind.

Classic World Business Class is available on intercontinental flights using KLM 747, 767 or MD-11 aircraft or Northwest 747-200 or DC10 aircraft.