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Tell me please which one of the following sentences sounds the most natural and correct?

I am flying to Canada first class.

I am flying to Canada in first class.

I am flying to Canada on first class.

I think that first one is the most and natural, but I have heard people say on first class. By the way, what if I use the word economy, do I say

I am flying to Canada economy

I am flying to Canada in economy

or

I am flying to Canada on economy?

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  • What do you think yourself? Which answers do you think are correct?
    – Ronald Sole
    Dec 20, 2019 at 11:19
  • I said that in the question. It is the first one. But I have heard people say "on" as well
    – Dmytro O'Hope
    Dec 20, 2019 at 11:21
  • So you did. Will answer you properly.
    – Ronald Sole
    Dec 20, 2019 at 11:37
  • They're all "acceptable", as is I flew by first-class
    – FumbleFingers
    Dec 20, 2019 at 14:20

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It's correct to use both first class and economy (and similar descriptions of the level of comfort in travel) with or without the preposition in.

But you would have to rephrase to use on, as in: I am flying on a first class ticket, or I am flying first class on points.

Everybody understands that to fly first class (business class, tourist class etc) means to fly in the section of the aircraft that offers passengers an according level of service, comfort and luxury at a price. To fly first class (or any other class) is a set expression.

To fly in first class means to fly in the first class cabin. Again, the expression is universally understood among travellers although, strangely, it doesn't register on Google Books Ngram Viewer.

https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=to+fly+first+class%2Cto+fly+in+first+class

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