Photo: Eos Airlines

By Wendy Perrin

You can chug as much bottled water as you want onboard Eos, the comfy new all-first-class airline that flies from J.F.K. to London's Stansted Airport.  Today it begins flying twice a day. Before the airport security mess caused by the new carry-on restrictions, my favorite thing about Eos was that you get a seat that's a 6' 6" lie-flat bed with 21 square feet of personal space; the way it's designed, everyone gets aisle access but also privacy.  Now, what with all the airport hassle, my favorite thing is that you're whisked to the gate by an Eos escort who meets you at the curb and fast-tracks you through both check-in and security.

Until now there were two main reasons not to fly Eos. One was that if you missed your flight you'd have to wait a whole day for the next. Now, with two flights daily, that's less of a concern.  The other reason: Cost. It's about $6,500 roundtrip--which is much cheaper than first-class fares on competing airlines but still unaffordable to mere mortals.  If you can book your flights 30 days in advance and stay over a Saturday night, though, it's $2,950 roundtrip. I can dream, can't I?