the airlines' routes were also changed; several international destinations were dropped or changed. the focus of the airline became domestic with a few international routes through its st. louis hub and smaller new york (jfk) and san juan, puerto rico hubs. domestically, the carrier improved services with redesigned aircraft and new services, including "pay in coach, fly in first", whereby coach passengers could be upgraded to first class when flying through st. louis. internationally, services were cut. european destinations eventually were limited to london and paris; and in the middle east, to cairo, riyadh and tel aviv.