JAL continues long-haul cabin upgrades
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Japan Airlines (JAL) is continuing to upgrade its long-haul fleet with the addition of new seats in both business and economy class.
Under its ‘JAL New Sky’ project, the national carrier has already revamped the interiors of its four-class international Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, and has now announced the start of upgrades to its B767-300ER fleet.
The wide-body B767s have been equipped with 24 ‘JAL Sky Suite’ seats in business class, each of which reclines 180 degrees to form a fully flat bed. The cabin is designed in a in a 1-2-1 configuration, meaning that all passengers have aisle access.
As well as the new business class seats, JAL has upgraded its economy class cabin with the installation of its new ‘JAL Sky Wider’ seats, which are thinner than the previous seats, enabling JAL to increase legroom by approximately 10cm. The 175 seats will be configured in a 2-3-2 layout.
Both the new business and economy class seats come equipped with personal in-flight entertainment screens, USB ports and power outlets.
JAL plans to introduce the first revamped B767 on the Tokyo Narita-Vancouver route from December 2013, before rolling them out to Honolulu and destinations in Southeast Asia in 2014.
