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DH and Business Class Flights

158 replies

Setthemup · 26/09/2025 07:18

We live in Oz, we fly home pretty often as a family - every 12-18 months and my parents visit every 12-18 too. So it's never too long between visits, DH's family don't travel any more, due to health and cost. DH wants to go home to the UK for a family milestone, from a completely selfish pov - I want him to go alone. I saw everyone last year, will be seeing my parents in a couple of months for Christmas, so don't feel the urgency to go home atm. (especially in Feb when it's bleak). I have very little leave as I've just started a new job. Business Class flights are roughly $8k each, and I would prefer to spend the money elsewhere, we have loads to do around the house and a trip home is not a holiday. I have absolutely no problem DH going alone and flying BC - it's a long trek and gets harder as you get older, he could go for a month and spend time with his family and not feel pulled between 2 places. Now that I'm not keen to go DH has suggested using the money saved by me not coming to take DSS 18, which IMO defeats the object of saving the money to do some bits around the house, I have 0 problem helping DSS with his flight or paying for him to fly economy. But I don't think it's right for him to take him back business class, when we really can't afford it! AIBU?

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Greggsit · 26/09/2025 07:28

I'm voting YABU because you gave four other reasons why you didn't want to go before you mentioned money. So money didn't factor in to why you're not travelling, so it shouldn't factor in when your stepson is.

Silvertulips · 26/09/2025 07:28

8K AUS is about 4K GBP

Is DSS working?

Can he pay the difference?

Espressosummer · 26/09/2025 07:28

If you guys could afford the bc ticket if it was you flying then you guys can afford the bc ticket for stepson. How does he usually fly when you go back as a family? How do any of your own kids fly?

crunchylamp · 26/09/2025 07:25

I've put YABU as you sound basically loaded so why the heck not?

Awrite · 26/09/2025 07:25

Either both bc or both economy. Dss is dh's child surely? He can't throw him in economy and fly bc himself.

YABVU

IamtheDevilsAvocado · 26/09/2025 07:23

I understand the flights are madly long... But I think it's daft sinking 8k, potentially x2.

To me business class is for when companies are paying and they're expecting you to work /arrive fresh for work (my partner does this,) or it's a choice if you can genuinely afford 😉

GasperyJacquesRoberts · 26/09/2025 07:23

When it's just you and your DH flying, do you do economy or business class?

Evaka · 26/09/2025 07:19

They should both fly economy for sure. Problem solved.