Cathay Pacific takes business class higher as airline seats go premium

JAL, other carriers also join trend of higher-price upgrades to keep pace with costs

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Cathay Pacific showed off a new category of business class seat in Tokyo on Friday. (Photo by Tomonori Washida)

KEIICHI FURUKAWA and TOMONORI WASHIDA, Nikkei staff writers

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.

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