TOKYO -- Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines and other global carriers are upgrading their business and first-class sections to try to generate more cash from each seat as costs soar.
JAL, other carriers also join trend of higher-price upgrades to keep pace with costs

Cathay Pacific showed off a new category of business class seat in Tokyo on Friday. (Photo by Tomonori Washida)
TOKYO -- Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines and other global carriers are upgrading their business and first-class sections to try to generate more cash from each seat as costs soar.