American is the only airline currently flying a three -
cabin aircraft between New York and Los Angeles and New York and San Francisco that offers first, business, and economy seating.
Not exact matches
The jet seats
between 13 and 14 passengers and unlike its sibling, the Legacy 500, this
aircraft has its own private
cabin in the back.
In fact, it was a twitter exchange
between Malaysia Airlines» CEO Tengku Azmil and an Australian travel writer that «confirms» Malaysia Airlines will not be installing bassinets in the first class
cabins of their 747 - 400 and upcoming A380
aircraft — alluding to the possibility that infants will not be allowed in first class.
I've managed to book myself into the Iberia A350 Business Class
cabin while the
aircraft is still flying crew orientation flights
between Madrid and London — more importantly I got a great deal when I redeemed some points.
Qatar Airways currently has the upper hand from a premium
cabin perspective as, for the time being at least, the airline operates its A330
aircraft between Doha and Venice.
That's a pretty good price to pay for a Business Class fare
between Europe and Asia and what made it better for me was that it was for travel on Qatar's A330 and A380
aircraft — I hadn't had a chance to review the Business Class
cabin on either of those
aircraft up until this trip (I reviewed the A380 First Class product last year).
A look at what you get when you book Iberia's Economy Class
cabin on the airlines A320
aircraft flying
between London and Madrid.
To give you an idea how many more seats will be available on each flight (and how many seats each
cabin will now have) here's a comparison
between Virgin's Airbus A330 and its Boeing 747
aircraft.
From 25 March 2018 Lufthansa's daily service
between Munich and Chicago will be operated by one of the airline's new A350
aircraft which doesn't feature a First Class
cabin and, as the A330's which operate the other flights on this route don't offer First Class either, Business Class is now the best you'll get on this route... at least for the summer season.
Qantas 787 is currently flying
between Melbourne and Perth daily as
cabin crew get use to the
aircraft before it is deployed long - haul.
Better still, if you can postpone your Chicago — London (or London — Chicago) trip until 23 June you could fly in the American Airlines 777 - 300ER Business Class
cabin which has the best Business Class seat out of any
aircraft flying
between the US and Europe (at least in my opinion).
KLM uses its A330 - 200 and -300
aircraft between Amsterdam and Abu Dhabi and neither
aircraft offers a modern Business Class
cabin:
Details of Emirates» decision to offer an all - A380 service
between Dubai & Manchester plus details of its
aircraft swap on the Dubai — Birmingham route that will affect premium
cabin travelers.
Virgin Australia has been having issues getting the new
cabins / seats certified for the 777
aircraft (hence the delay) so travelers on the 777
aircraft between Australia and the US will have a little bit more waiting to do before they see the new product on their routes.
One of the biggest differences (from a passenger point of view)
between the two
aircraft is the number of Main
Cabin Extra (MCE) seats on offer.
24 + hours is a very long time to spend in
aircraft and airports regardless of the
cabin you're in or the lounges you can get into so stopovers can make the difference
between a challenging and restful trip.
Now that Singapore Airlines is actually flying
aircraft with their new Premium Economy product (e.g. A350 service
between Singapore and Amsterdam) the airline has decided to upgrade its award charts to reflect the new product (as well as to re-price certain premium
cabin awards to / from Europe).
# LAVATORY: There are two lavatories onboard KLM's B777
aircraft for Business Class passengers: one is located behind the cockpit and the other one in the galley
between the two Business Class
cabins.