Cold brew coffee lovers can now enjoy their favorite beverage in the friendly skies. United Airlines will soon add the popular beverage to their in-flight menu. The cold brew, made by the Italian, family-owned coffee manufacturer illy, is brewed for 12 hours before being sealed and sent for distribution to passengers. The official launch of the beverage on board is July 1. However. travelers flying between New York / Newark (EWR) to Los Angeles (LAX) or San Francisco (SFO) will be able to enjoy a preview of the brew on red-eye flights between now and July 3. “We know fliers enjoy a pick-me-up during travel, and illy’s canned cold brew is the perfect beverage option for coffee lovers looking to stay energized and focused during their trip," United's Managing Director of Hospitality Programs Aaron McMillan shared in a statement to T+L. United also shares that cold brew will be available on flights longer than 300 miles, which is a majority of their mainline routes.
Hawaiian Airlines Has a New Business Class Cabin—and We Tried It Out
10.06.2024 - 16:33 / afar.com
Flying between the mainland and Hawai‘i is finally getting an upgrade—especially for premium leisure travelers.
Honolulu-based Hawaiian Airlines is undergoing a major aircraft refresh with up to 20 new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners—a firm order of 12 planes and an option for 8 more. Those first 12 planes are set to be introduced through 2028. The long-awaited jet first carried passengers between San Francisco (SFO) and Honolulu (HNL) in April, a debut about three years behind schedule thanks to manufacturing delays.
However, it was worth the wait for new business-class suites equipped with doors, extra-large overhead bins throughout all cabins, and the Dreamliner’s now-iconic electronically dimming window shades.
I was seated in business class on Hawaiian’s first Dreamliner flight from Los Angeles (LAX), a 2,500-mile journey across the Pacific. Here’s a rundown of what future fliers can expect.
Hawaiian’s next-generation aircraft is equipped with 266 main cabin seats, 79 of which have extra legroom. However, what’s really exciting awaits passengers in business class.
Here, you’ll find a nine-row business-class cabin with 34 Leihōkū Suites (meaning “lei of stars” in Hawaiian), which is how the airline refers to its newest business-class seats. For the first time, the premium cabin on Hawaiian is set in a 1-2-1 configuration with doors for every seat, allowing direct aisle access from every lie-flat seat. Once the fleet is fully deployed, it’ll become the only carrier consistently offering this type of configuration to Hawai‘i. (While Delta Air Lines flies suites on select aircraft, those planes typically don’t fly domestically.)
Compared to Hawaiian’s previous generation Airbus A330 business class, which is arranged in a 2-2-2 configuration, the Dreamliner’s cabin is significantly more spacious and private. One upside, however, of the A330 setup is how optimal it is for couples.
Thankfully, the new Dreamliner is suited for both pairs and singles (but perhaps not ideal for couples who want a window seat). The window suites offer plenty of privacy for solo travelers while the center suites allow couples to sit close together in the reclined position if the partition is lowered. And while it’s not quite the double bed setup that you might see on select international carriers, it’s pretty darn close to it.
The new Leihōkū Suites are arranged in a 1-2-1 configuration—there are a total of 34 in the business-class cabin.
Photo by Chris Dong
From the moment you step aboard, details that showcase Hawai‘i’s natural beauty abound. Every passenger is greeted at the entryway by gorgeous koa wood paneling, frond-engraved art, and an ocean-colored aqua-green carpet. Then, in business class, there’s the fiber optic
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