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  "textContent": "To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvideo\n\nUp Next\n\nPrevious Page\n\nNext Page\n\nTyson and Paris Fury have jetted off to Thailand following their 16-year-old daughter Venezuela’s wedding — and they paid £35,000 to get there.\n\nThe boxing legend, 37, and his other half flew business class on Etihad with their children Prince Tyson II, nine, Valencia, eight, Adonis, seven, four-year-old Athena, and two-year-old Prince Rico, at a cost of £5,000 a seat.\n\nParis, 36, documented the 36-hour journey on TikTok, showing their youngest kids loving every minute of high-flying life.\n\nAnd who amongst us wouldn’t be the same?\n\nBusiness class flights are out of reach for the vast majority of British travellers.\n\nBut if you’re flying with Etihad like the Furys, there’s a little-known hack that effectively unlocks a ‘business class’ experience for as little as £200.\n\n##  Best of Best of Metro Deals\n\nGet exclusive discounts with Metro Deals – save on getaways and spa days. Powered by Wowcher\n\n**Bannatyne Spa** : Spa day for two with treatments, lunch & prosecco — save up to 57% off.\n\n Get deal now\n\n**Mystery Escape** : Hotel stay with return flights from as low as £92pp — save on worldwide holiday packages.\n\nGet deal now\n\n**Beach Retreat (Lanzarote)** : 4* Lanzarote beach holiday with flights — save up to 58%.\n\nGet deal now\n\nEtihad is widely considered to be one of the best airlines in the world (Picture: Getty Images)\n\nEtihad’s ‘neighbour-free’ initiative allows travellers to bid for empty seats before the flight takes off.\n\nSuccessful bidders are guaranteed to have nobody sitting next to them for the entire journey, which is great for anyone after a bit of peace and quiet.\n\nLast year, travel influencer Maddie Borge (@maddieborge) discovered the option after booking flights from London to Australia.\n\n‘I never really click on these emails, but I was like, you know what, let’s just see what they have,’ Maddie told her hundreds of thousands of followers in a TikTok video.\n\n‘So, I log in, and it’s the basic choose your seat, extra baggage, upgrade to business.’\n\nOut of curiosity, Maddie checked to see how much it would cost her to upgrade to business class – and ended up with an offer of £842.\n\nIt was then that she came across the offer it called ‘neighbour free.’\n\n‘It allows you to buy out the seat next to you or the entire row for £200,’ Maddie shares.\n\n‘You’re telling me I can upgrade to business class for £1,000, or basically get business class in economy for £200? I’m in shock, this is so cool.’\n\n> @maddieborge\n>\n> guys this might be my best long haul flight back yet🤫😯 Follow for more travel content from Australiiiiia woo!! ✨✈️🇦🇺🇦🇺\n>\n> ♬ original sound – Maddie Borge\n\nEveryone in the comments was just as impressed – and some had even tried it for themselves.\n\n‘I paid to upgrade my Etihad flight [from] Istanbul [to] Sydney with this feature and damn that was SOOO worth it,’ @reee.eeeef wrote.\n\nUsing the same trick, @caitlyn.eliizabeth managed to get a whole row to herself for a four-hour flight.\n\n‘I was able to stretch my legs and was so comfy! I can imagine it would be even better on a long-haul,’ she wrote, while @pilotisabelle and her husband tried a similar hack on their trip to New Zealand.\n\n‘I did this when I flew from the Philippines to Chicago and it was the best. I called it poor woman’s business but hey, worth it for your own space!’ @jocelynsavoie0 laughed.\n\nPOLL\n\nPoll\n\n### What is the best airline you've flown long-haul with?\n\n  * British AirwaysCheck\n\n  * EmiratesCheck\n\n  * EtihadCheck\n\n  * Qatar AirwaysCheck\n\n  * Singapore AirlinesCheck\n\n  * Virgin AtlanticCheck\n\n  * Cathay PacificCheck\n\n\n\n\nIt’s not the only way to get a taste of the finer things on the cheap.\n\nElsewhere, airlines are offering passengers a way to upgrade tickets on quieter flights, and it could save you hundreds of pounds.\n\nIt’s as simple as telling the airline how much you’re willing to pay — in other words, submitting a bid. While you’re not guaranteed to win an upgrade, the chance to nab a cheap business class flight is worth the punt.\n\nWhile not all airlines offer this service, Air Canada, Aer Lingus, Etihad, Lufthansa, Vueling and Virgin Atlantic are among those on the list.\n\nAfter you’ve bought an economy class ticket, keep your eyes peeled for an email from the airline offering you the chance to bid for an upgrade. This will often arrive within a week before departure.\n\nYou can also go to the airline’s website to see if your booking is eligible for an upgrade.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "The little-known hack to ‘fly business class’ like the Furys — for £200 instead of £5,000"
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