Maximise your business-class experience with the home-hub advantage
by Chris Chamberlin · Australian Financial ReviewChris Chamberlin
Sep 17, 2026 – 5.00am
Mixing business-class travel with premium economy is a popular way to balance comfort and affordability. Savvy travellers will fly premium economy on a daytime leg, and business class overnight to maximise rest. But there’s another way to get the best experience – by booking your business-class leg from an airline’s home hub.
Home turf brings advantages that can start right at the kerb. Fly Virgin Atlantic from its home at Heathrow and you’ll bypass the check-in hall entirely. Your driver can instead drop you straight to the Upper Class Wing, where you’ll be ushered through a private security channel and straight into the fabulous Clubhouse.
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