This discount is valid for travel only in economy and
premium economy cabins for roundtrip flights departing and returning to the same destination.
With airlines around the world
adding premium economy cabins, you can now fly long - haul in relative comfort for about 20 to 40 percent more than a full economy fare.
And on some airlines — not on Delta, but on some airlines — the seats
in premium economy cabins are a little wider; sometimes you get better food service.
The Fort Worth - based airline first announced plans to
offer premium economy cabin in late 2015 and it made its debut on American's new Boeing 787 - 9 Dreamliner aircraft.
The new plane features a new Delta One front cabin with lie - flat seats in private suites, as well as the airline's new
international premium economy cabin called Premium Select, which is being installed in Delta's A350s instead of Comfort + seating.
American Airlines, the world's largest airline, will be the first U.S. carrier to offer a true
premium economy cabin as opposed to a premium economy lite offering that merely provides extra legroom and additional seat recline.
The low - cost carrier will soon introduce a 56 -
seat premium economy cabin and will offer inflight Wi - Fi on its new Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
PAL's five weekly flights utilise its new Airbus A330 - 300 aircraft which features a modern, two - class cabin configured into economy, with a
separate premium economy cabin, and a new business class.
Delta Air Lines will be launching a proper
premium economy cabin later this year (it currently offers Comfort Plus economy seats with extra legroom).
Now, the new Premium Select cabin could also be a great way to discover the A350 — not only in a new aircraft, but in a new cabin, as Delta did not offer an
actual premium economy cabin until they took delivery of the A350.
In 2015, we will see the rollout of Boeing's new overhead Space Bin luggage compartments — promising a faster, easier airplane boarding process — and the rise of even - more -
comfortable premium economy cabins to tempt us from the increasingly pinched back of the plane.
The new
Iberia premium economy cabin will be available on flights to Chicago, New York, and Bogota, with service to Mexico starting in June and additional services in July and August to Miami and Boston.
A
competitive premium economy cabin and a good sense of humor also keep the airline on top: consider the Star Wars - themed R2 - D2 livery coming soon to an airport near you.
With that, American becomes the first U.S. airline to officially offer a true international -
style premium economy cabin with recliner seats and amenities that are significantly nicer than standard coach.
There'll be a big business class, a
big premium economy cabin and we'll obviously be given some very good seat pitch for the economy seats given the lengths that we will be flying.
This will enable us to offer even more of our lowest fares, align our World Traveller cabin to other airlines such as Air New Zealand and Emirates and increase the size of our World Traveller Plus cabin by 28 seats to give more people the option to travel in our
popular premium economy cabin.
American Airlines and Delta Air Lines are both in the process of rolling - out their
own premium economy cabins on international widebody aircraft.
As American Airlines brings more new 787 - 9s to its long - haul fleet, it is making its international
premium economy cabin available on additional routes — starting with Australia and New Zealand.
Lufthansa's first Airbus A380 to fly with the carrier's new
premium economy cabin debuted Wednesday on a flight from the carrier's Frankfurt hub to Houston Bush Intercontinental.
American Airlines is reportedly planning to put a 787 - 9 equipped with its new
premium economy cabin into service this summer between Chicago O'Hare and Paris.
Airlines
offering premium economy cabins, even some offering «plus,» will at least give you a little keepsake amenity kit for the journey, and often a dedicated menu.
Starting next month, American will begin to
install premium economy cabins in its other long - haul aircraft including its Boeing 777s, Boeing 787 - 8s, Airbus A330s, and Airbus A350s.
To make progress from its current 3 - star rating, PAL announced the renovation of their Airbus A330 fleets with new business and
premium economy cabins as well as the addition of new Boeing B777 planes (read here).
American Airlines will be adding a 787 - 9 Dreamliner to its fleet later this year, making it the first of its aircraft to feature a
dedicated premium economy cabin.
There were some things Munoz did not say that might have been expected — he did not announce plans to eliminate any United hubs, for instance, nor did he announce that United will match American and Delta in bringing a
true premium economy cabin to its long - haul international fleet.
Although the Atlanta - based carrier hasn't yet issued a formal announcement, top executives said at a media event that an
international premium economy cabin is definitely coming to Delta, according to the Atlanta Journal - Constitution — and they said it has been in the planning stages for two years.
Iberia will install
premium economy cabins on its long - haul Airbus A340 - 600 and A330 - 300 planes, and the cabin will also be featured on the new Airbus A350s, which will be added to Iberia's fleet starting next year.
«People need to first understand what premium economy is,» Marco Sansavini, chief commercial director for Iberia Airlines, told Travel + Leisure during the reveal of Iberia's
new premium economy cabin in Madrid.
The planes will have more seats, while
the premium economy cabin will have larger seats, greater leg room, upgraded meals, complementary bar service and priority check - in.
Per El Al,
their premium economy cabin will include dedicated premium service, a personal comfort kit, 13 ″ personal HDTVs with touch screen capability (incorporating Panasonic's AVOD entertainment system), a dedicated foot rest, a pull - out tray from the seat arm for increased space and comfort, a water bottle holder, and 30 % more overhead bin space compared to other airlines.
«The Economy cabin offers 222 seats, and we're investing in
a premium economy cabin for each aircraft, to be fitted towards the end of the year,» added Maher.
On the same front, United has decided to keep
its premium economy cabin and expand it into the Continental Airlines» planes.
Per El Al,
their premium economy cabin will include dedicated premium service, a personal comfort kit, 13 ″ personal HDTVs with touch screen capability (incorporating Panasonic's AVOD entertainment system), a dedicated foot rest, a pull - out tray from the seat arm for increased space and comfort, a water bottle holder, and 30 % more overhead bin space compared to other airlines.
Delta Air Lines announced it will expand Economy Comfort —
a premium economy cabin product launched on long - haul international flights...
In 2018, Delta will extend
the premium economy cabin to its 777s.
Delta Air Lines announced that it will debut a new
premium economy cabin, Delta Premium.
In the future, they will be separated by
a premium economy cabin.