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Japan Airlines’ Big Updates to Business and First Class
02.10.2023 - 21:21 / skift.com
When it comes to premium cabins, most of the innovation happens in the Asia-Pacific region (including the Middle East). This is where most premium airlines are, and they all want the big money customers.
Japan Airlines threw its hat in the ring Monday with a new product that will come to the market in the next three months and makes it a serious contender for the long-haul travel market.
Here’s what Japan Airlines announced – and what it means.
Japan Airlines to start flying the Airbus A350-1000 as its long-haul flagship aircraft. When it comes to Japanese air travel, both Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airlines (ANA) have been neck-and-neck for years, with ANA being slightly bigger.
To keep its competitive position in the international market intact, Japan Airlines has moved forward with an ambitious plan to replace its 19-year-old Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with newer Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, the first two of which are expected this year.
The airline had 31 A350 aircraft on order, with 18 of the -900 version (16 delivered) and 13 of the -1000 version. All 13 jets are intended to be replacements and will be delivered by 2028.
Japan Airlines focuses on the premium passengers in the new A350 LOPA. Japan Airlines released details of its new A350-1000 product today, the first of which will start flying on the Tokyo Haneda to New York JFK route by the end of 2023.
The airline mentioned that its new aircraft will have 239 seats, compared to 244 seats in the 77W aircraft it will replace. However, there will be a 4% loss in the premium capacity on the plane, which the airline must hope to make up for with the new product it is introducing.
JAL to introduce fully enclosed private suites with doors for first class. The new seating arrangement for JAL will feature six suites in a 1-1-1 configuration, compared to the current eight first-class seats. Manufactured by Safran, the First Class Suite will easily be one of the most significant footprints in the plane, with the seat being 48 inches wide. Keeping up with the latest trends, JAL will go with doors on each seat, their first offering with doors.
Each seat will have a choice of three seating modes: sofa, seat and single bed or double bed and a large 43-inch monitor. The single and double bed modes differ in how much of the seat’s surface area turns fully flat and how much stays in the chair position.
Lufthansa and Etihad are some of the other airlines that have previously implemented a separate bed and chair configuration in their first-class product. Still, no one had given the option yet of reclining the chair as well.
The airline will also do away with overhead bins in first class, instead having hand baggage stowed under the seat and
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