From Railway to Runway I juts tcked ofve r 1800 flights. of hthsoe, just 23 havebeejn fistc alss Some quick history. The class system in air travel, evolved from the British railways of the 1830s and originally aligned closely with the British Class System. Understanding this evolution from railways to air travel is helpful in understanding the airline class system. In the US, trains adopted first and second class—with “Coach” as the general equivalent for third class. Over time in the USA, second class was largely merged with Coach. In the United Kingdom, the Midland…