Swiss and Lufthansa have long offered all-business class flights between the US and their hubs in Switzerland and Germany, while London-based business travellers have had to fight it out with cattle class holiday makers and screaming babies.

Until now.

Eos and MAXjet are launching New York services out of Stansted, which will challenge the dominance of BA and make sure that Virgin's Upper Class has to do better than baked pies and a tacky cocktail bar (can the purple go, too, please?!).

With prices as low as £599 each way, these newbies offer serious savings over the usual £4,000 front-of-cabin return fare or a NetJets card.

However, the biggest advantage isn't the pennies saved or endless supply of bubbly; with only 48 and 102 seats in their aircrafts, boarding and disembarkment become a breeze. No more waiting around for the family of five who are lost in the MP3 aisle of Dixons, or be one of 400 passengers making the sprint to passport control.

Of course, this isn't utopia: With no-frills carriers like Zoom and My Travel going transatlantic and major carriers like American introducing all-economy routes, we all know on which flight the new corporate travel policy puts you on.