Cathay's A350 has one fewer Business Class seats than the A330 it is replacing but it offsets that by offering 7 more Premium Economy seats and 23
more Economy Class seats.
Not exact matches
The airline last year said it would target HK$ 4 billion ($ 510 million) in cost savings as part of the turnaround, which includes
more than 740 individual measures, such as adding
economy class seats in its Boeing 777 jets.
With seven
more inches of legroom and 20 - inchwide
seats, it's a step up from the mediocrity of
Economy, yet not quite as luxe as Executive
Class.
In an effort to grow revenue and profits amid margin - crimping cost increases, American and its rivals are segmenting their cabins into smaller
classes of service, including no - frills basic
economy and premium
economy, which offers a larger
seat,
more leg room and an amenities kit for a higher fare.
At the same time, several airlines are trying to squeeze even
more economy -
class seats onto their planes by exploring thinner designs.
Air Canada could pack as many as 109
more economy -
class seats onto some of its Boeing 777s, while WestJet plans to use the
seats to free up
more room for its own premium
economy section at the front of its planes.
To accomplish that, Nissan has upped the Altima's game with considerably better fuel
economy (the four - cylinder jumps to 27/38 mpg, a claimed best - in -
class); a roomier,
more comfortable interior (particularly the front
seats); and a chassis that is athletic for this
class.
My 6 - foot, 4 - inch self was able to climb back there with ease and I had slightly
more space than in your average
economy class airline
seat.
, with increased fuel
economy (an estimated 4 percent)- Best - in -
class performance: 0 - 60 mph in under 7 seconds - New interiors with premium
seating, soft - touch materials, redesigned controls, floor console with shifter, and nearly double the storage options -
More than 35 new or improved features - Industry - first RamBox cargo management system (crew cab) includes versatile, weatherproof, lockable, illuminated and drainable storage bins built into bed rails (a total of 8.6 cubic feet of space); pickup bed divider / 2 - foot bed extender; and cargo rail system with four sliding, adjustable cleats - RamBox bins hold up to 10 cases of 12 - ounce beverages, or other gear for work or leisure - First - in - segment «store in the floor» storage bins with removable liners, big enough for ten 12 - ounce beverages and ice - First - in - segment heated and ventilated front
seats - Heated rear
seats also available - Heated steering wheel a first for any Dodge vehicle - First - in - segment coil - spring, multilink rear suspension fitted to a solid rear axle provides ride and handling capabilities unexpected in a pickup truck - First - in - segment live SIRIUS Backseat TV ™ - First - in - segment surround - sound audio system -
More than 30 safety features, including standard four - wheel Anti-lock Brake System and Electronic Stability Program with Hill Start Assist and Trailer Sway Control - All - new 2009 Dodge Ram to arrive this fall - Light - duty diesel to arrive after 2009; two - mode hybrid powertrain to be offered in 2010 model year
While a domestic first
class recliner is certainly
more comfortable than an
economy class seat, a lie - flat
seat is even better.
You'll also find
economy class fares on less popular flights have a
more favorable value than Mint first
class seats on peak flights.
That's because these premium
seats are usually twice as expensive as
economy class but require only a third
more points.
Though it does provide 10,000 miles if you choose to pay the annual fee, we think getting the fee waiver of almost S$ 200 is
more valuable than earning 10,000 miles, which is worth S$ 100 for most people (redeeming 1 mile is about S$ 0.01 for an
economy class seat).
This works out to even
more legroom than the extra legroom
economy class seats offered by its competitors and
more room than most domestic first
class seats.
Business
class seats on international flights are often 3 - 5x
more expensive (or even
more) than
economy class seats, and first -
class seats on the fancy flights that have three
classes of service are often another 3 - 5x
more expensive than the business -
class seats.
This means that you can score roundtrip
economy or business
class seats for
more than half - off the normal redemption price.
The most important is perhaps leg room: business
class lets you recline up to 8
more inches, on average, than
economy class, and first
class usually lets you recline completely prone, making your
seat as comfortable as a small bed.
While a domestic first
class recliner is certainly
more comfortable than an
economy class seat, a lie - flat
seat is even better.
This includes upgrading to business
class flights, upgraded
economy seats for
more legroom, and upgraded room categories that may not be shown.
This means you can pay a few hundred or maybe a thousand dollars
more for that nice, flat business
class seat instead of the usual 4 - 5 thousand dollar premium over
economy class.
If SWUs no longer allow upgrades from
Economy to Business
class that will be seen as a massive devaluation in EXP status and, if Main Cabin Extra is no
more than a few
seats dotted around the cabin, most American Airlines flyers will struggle to ever reserve those
seats if they don't book 6 + months in advance — another devaluation.
Both the A340 and the A350 come with a 28
seat Premium
Economy cabin but the A350 has 12
more Business
Class seats and both of the premium cabins are considerably newer.
So if an
economy seat costs 4,500 Avios, then a premium
economy seat is 6,750, which is 50 percent
more; a business
class seat is 9,000, which is twice as much as a
seat in
economy; and a first
class seat is 18,000 Avios, which is twice as much as a
seat in business.
Singapore Airlines Premium
Economy Class will provide you with a
more spacious
seat in a smaller and
more private cabin.
The slimline
economy class seat is made from carbon fibre, aluminium and genuine leather upholstery and is expected to help AirAsia reduce fuel consumption by
more than 70,000 litres and lower CO2 emissions by 200 tonnes per aircraft per year.
More importantly the summer season will offer a Premium
Economy option which should be of use to those who hate the ultra-confined feel of the Dreamliner's
Economy Class cabin (31 ″ of
seat pitch and 17 ″ of
seat width should be illegal) but who also don't wish to pay for Business
Class.
On the negative side, with 19 fewer Main Cabin Extra
seats on offer, there will be noticeably
more competition for the
Economy Class seats that, with 33 ″ of
seat pitch and 18 ″ of
seat width, can = make a long flight slightly
more bearable.
Business
Class travel means
more than just traveling for work — it is that happy medium between paying too high a price for a First
Class seat on an airplane and being cramped in a microscopically small
Economy Class seat.
Space bins, thinner
economy seats, premium
class, Free chat, in -
seat power, and
more has been added.
The temporary (hopefully) lack of Premium
Economy seating is annoying but at least
Economy Class passengers have the option to pay a little
more to sit in the «extra leg room»
seats towards the front of the cabin.
Space + isn't a true Premium
Economy product as the seats only offer 34 ″ of seat pitch (just 2 ″ more than regular economy) and a paltry 17.3 ″ of seat width (which is exactly the same as regular Economy) so I'm not going to be rushing to cross the Pacific in a non-Business Clas
Economy product as the
seats only offer 34 ″ of
seat pitch (just 2 ″
more than regular
economy) and a paltry 17.3 ″ of seat width (which is exactly the same as regular Economy) so I'm not going to be rushing to cross the Pacific in a non-Business Clas
economy) and a paltry 17.3 ″ of
seat width (which is exactly the same as regular
Economy) so I'm not going to be rushing to cross the Pacific in a non-Business Clas
Economy) so I'm not going to be rushing to cross the Pacific in a non-Business
Class seat.
The reconfigured Air New Zealand Dreamliner has considerably
more Business
Class seats than the aircraft's original layout with the count going from 18 to 27
seats and Premium
Economy has been boosted from 21 to 33
seats.
Paying for business
class seats will usually cost three to five times
more than a discounted
seat in
economy class, which isn't a good deal for anyone who isn't super-rich.
Singapore Airlines was the first to launch enclosed suites in First
Class on their Airbus A380 10 years ago — and now is upping the game with even
more spacious suites, new Business
Class seats and changes to their premium
economy and Economy Class on their flagship Airbus A380
economy and
Economy Class on their flagship Airbus A380
Economy Class on their flagship Airbus A380 planes!
The
seats in the Premium
Economy class cabin compare favourably to other airlines» Dreamliner Premium
Economy cabins with Air NZ offers
more leg room than Virgin Atlantic, British Airways and American Airlines while on Virgin Atlantic offers
seats that are wider.
The SWISS A340
Economy Class cabin already offer
seats that are 17 ″ wide (so the airline isn't going to squeeze any
more seats into each row) and a
seat pitch of 32 ″ (so there isn't much room to add
more rows) so what's the point of ripping out these
seats and adding new ones?
Having almost a third of the
Economy Class cabin fitted with Main Cabin Extra
seating should be good news for flyers who would like a bit
more legroom but don't want to splash out on Business
Class.
On the main deck there are 415
economy class Smart
Seats, which give travelers in this cabin a
more comfortable ride as well.
In
Economy Class things could be worse — the
seat width may be a tight 17 ″ but at least the
seat pitch is a slightly
more palatable 32 ″.
The Skycouch
seats are important because, according to the information from Air New Zealand, they offer 33 ″ of
seat pitch (leg room) and that's significantly
more than the other
seats in the
Economy Class cabin.
Less Business
Class and Premium
Economy seating is never a good thing at it just makes finding award
seats all that
more difficult.
If American follows that path once it designates a separate Premium
Economy fare
class, it's likely the cost those
seats would work out to be
more than just $ 190 each way.
American Airlines is promising
seats with width and
more leg room (up to 38 ″
seat pitch) than
Economy Class.....
These premium
economy class seats are wider (18.3 inches), offer
more legroom (38 inches) and provide a footrest and other amenities for premium
economy class passengers.
While I'm ok flying in an
Economy Class seat on long - haul daytime flights (as long as I'm in an exit row) I have no real interest in subjecting myself to long - haul night flights in
Economy Class more often than I absolutely have to....
The non-so-good news is that Air France condemns passengers to 10 - across
seating in the
Economy Class cabin so
seats are a very tight 17 ″ wide... although they do offer 32 ″ of
seat pitch which is an inch
more than on a lot of transatlantic flights.
Bear in mind that this isn't a Premium
Economy cabin but an enhanced
Economy section that elite flyers can book for free — so you're not going to get better
seats than you get in
Economy Class or better food, but you are going to get
more leg room.
While Qantas isn't expected to receive its first Dreamliner until October 2017 the airline has shared details of its new Business
Class cabin with a modified seat and an economy class cabin with marginally more leg room than offered in Qantas» other long - haul airc
Class cabin with a modified
seat and an
economy class cabin with marginally more leg room than offered in Qantas» other long - haul airc
class cabin with marginally
more leg room than offered in Qantas» other long - haul aircraft.
Sure, a Business
Class seat would be
more comfortable than any
Economy Class seat I book (even if it's a Virgin Atlantic Business
Class seat) but, as I don't need to sleep, having a Business
Class seat isn't crucial to my happiness.
Cabins: The airline offers 28 lie - flat business
class seats, 57
economy extra
seats with 5 inches of
more legroom, and 141 standard
economy seats.