Virgin's Boeing 737s Business Class Seat Launched In Embraer E-190 Jets |
Air Travel NewsWednesday, February 22, 2012
The Virgin Australia will install six full business class seats at the front of its Embraer E-190 aircraft, with two wider seats to the right of the cabin and one on the left. That's an upgrade to the current business class situation, which is more akin to the airline's old Premium Economy seating: a regular seat with a bit of extra legroom and an empty seat next to you in the aircraft's 2-2 cabin.
They are not the same as the domestic business class seats on Virgin's Boeing 737 or Airbus planes, but they are obviously wider than the prior offering, with 38 inches of seat pitch. "The E190 fleet is necessary for our area routes," Virgin Australia's Martin Daley, Group managerial of Product and Service, said, explaining: "with improved features such as larger seats, re-configured seating and space, the new Business Class cabin provides a complete in-flight experience suited to the corporate and business traveller.”
Virgin Australia has 18 of the small jets, which are popular with business travellers for their seats an inch wider than the seats on Virgin's 737s - and for the lack of a center seat passenger between the aisle and window seat. CEO John Borghetti will formally proclaim the new E-190 seats today as part of Virgin Australia's half-year briefing, which is predictable to contain other announcements of interest to business travellers.
Labels: Business class, business class seats, Business Travellers Thursday, February 16, 2012Hong Kong Airlines is showcasing the world's first all-business class A330-200 aircraft at an exclusive media tour hosted concomitantly in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing to announce Hong Kong Airlines' new routes and in-flight services. The latter features as culinary consultants, famous Hong Kong chef chow chunk and Michelin-starred British chef Jason Atherton. The aircraft included the airlines' exclusive Club Premier and Club Classic seating. The Club Premier section offers only 34 seats in a 1-2-1 configuration with flat-bed seats that are totally horizontal when fully reclined and gauge an overall length of 6 feet one inch. The guild Classic section offers 82 seats in a 2-2-2 design, where the seat pitch (seat-to-seat distance) measures a generous 51" while the seat cushion width is a comfortable 22". Mr. Stanley Kan, Director of Hong Kong Airlines' Service Delivery Department, said, "Both of the 2 cabin sections have been engineered with the newest concepts for most favorable in-flight comfort. The seats are so ergonomically-designed and the configuration so considerately devised that each and every passenger will be able to enjoy maximum privacy - be it for WIFI connectivity, in-flight Sky bar pick-me-up or individual in-flight entertainment, making long-haul flight tedium a thing of the past." Business travellers are particularly worried about connectivity during long flights. Hong Kong Airlines offers passengers the On-air in-flight connectivity services for prompt and fast Smartphone, tablet and notebook computer and internet accessibility through WIFI. Passengers can also buy, at any time on the internet, value-added in-flight WIFI services. On-air Chief administrative Officer, Mr. Ian Dawkins, said, "On-air is the first provider to be able to offer in-flight internet access over China, meaning passengers can now stay online in Chinese airspace. It also means we now provide 95% service availability on the routes our customer airlines fly, cementing On Air's position as the global in-flight connectivity service provider." A VIP air travel experience isn't complete without outstanding in-flight dining. Hong Kong Airlines has selected local celebrity Chinese chef Chow Chung and Michelin-starred British chef Jason Atherton as consultants. They will be helping Hong Kong Airlines to design special menus for discriminating travellers. Labels: Australian Business Traveller, Business class, Hong Kong Airlines Thursday, February 9, 2012
The Polish capital opened a City Business flights in July, the airport is the new Modlin. Other new services include the capital, Budapest, Hungary, in the summer of … Patras Araxos, Malta, Crete and Cyprus, the Greek Kos (Baf); direct flights to European capitals of culture 2011, sunny, as well as in Finland, Turku flights.
Stansted flight path and Marketing Director, Paul Hines, said: "create new ways always great interest and excitement with the General passengers and wish every success with Ryanair this wonderful new communication, which I am sure will prove very popular.
"Stansted serve more destinations across Europe that any other airport in the world and these new links will be added to our network."
Ryanair Michelle Lowe said: "Ryanair is delighted to London Stansted, a new route to the airport, which operates on a daily basis in Modlin at Warsaw on 16. July. Now select the passengers around the area of more than 110 of the most popular destinations from London Stansted Airport Ryanair. "
Labels: Business class flights, Business Class Travel, Ryanair
The GCC travellers can celebrate spring in style with discounted premium fares to the UK, Europe, USA and Canada. Special fares can be booked until 29 February 2012 and the promotion is valid on all Club World (business class) and First (first class) fares until 10 June 2012.
Whether you want to shop with the fashionistas in New York, check out the latest West End musicals in London or ski the powdery white slopes of Vancouver, this great spring offer gives GCC travellers the chance to explore some of the world's most exciting destinations.
Fares start from just AED 10,100 in Club World and AED 17,050 in First to the UK. To fly across the Atlantic to the USA or Canada will cost from AED 12,680 in Club World. In First fares start at AED, 25,150 to Canada and AED 28,840 to the USA. All fares are for return flights and include taxes, fees and surcharges.
Paolo De Renzis, Regional Commercial Manager, Middle East said: "We are delighted to unveil our latest fare offer for GCC travellers, which we hope will bring that trip of a lifetime or luxury getaway a little closer. With great fares to so many destinations, travellers will be spoilt for choice when choosing their next vacation."
He added, "With the continued roll out of our new First cabin, we're very excited to offer these special fares in First, so that people can experience the utmost in British understated luxury and design."
A full timetable of 'British Airways' flights to London and beyond is available online at ba.com - where the lowest fares are guaranteed - and customers can book, pay and check-in online for their flights.
In the airline's winter schedule three flights depart from Dubai and one departs from Abu Dhabi on a daily basis.
A 4-class Boeing 777, Boeing 747 and 3-class Boeing 767 operates the 3x daily Dubai service while a Boeing 777 operates the Abu Dhabi service.
Labels: British Airways, Business class, Business class flights Sunday, February 5, 2012
The Virgin Australia has reverse on selling the pointy end of its old Boeing 737-700 aircraft as business class and will demote the cabin and fares to economy by the end of April, along with offering rebates on business class fares already paid by passengers who ended up travelling on those airplanes.
Disparate the Boeing 737-800s, which all sport Virgin's new business class, most of the 13 older-model Boeing 737-700s in the airline's domestic navy retain the original premium economy seats in the first rows.
While these seats have been recovered in new fabric, and comprise the same meals and service as business class on the -800 aircraft, the dissimilarity between the 'business class experience' on the old and new aircraft has become a sore point with many frequent flyers.
Following enquirers by Australian Business Traveller, a Virgin Australia orator confirmed "our entire Boeing 737-700 navy is now being marketed and sold as economy-only flights" - including the first three 'premium economy / business class' rows.
Labels: Business class, business class airlines, business class fares, Business class flights Wednesday, February 1, 2012 The 5-star airline Qatar Airways will start regular Tbilisi- Doha-Tbilisi flights from Feb. 1. As the company's Georgian Office told Trend, flights will be carried out on Airbus 320 aircraft. A ticket costs 300 Euros, while the flight period is 5 hours. Qatar Airways, contemporary aircraft fleet consists of 101 aircraft and flies to over 100 destinations. A celebratory event will take place in link with the first flight from Tbilisi International Airport and the event will be attended by Georgian government representatives and other eminent guests. Labels: Business Airlines, Business Class Air, business class airline tickets, Qantas Airways |