Air Berlin riconfigura la flotta di lungo raggio: nuova business ed economy class


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airberlin launches new cabins on long-haul flights

The first A330-200 equipped with new seats and in-flight entertainment system

airberlin has launched the first of its long-haul fleet of A330-200s to have been equipped with new seats in Business and Economy Class and a new in-flight entertainment system.

In Business Class, the new fully-automatic seats offer passengers outstanding comfort whether they are sitting or lying down. The new seat reclines 170 degrees, which allows it to be transformed into a comfortable reclining seat 181 cm long and 50 cm wide. In addition, of course, every seat has a connection for a laptop or other electronic device. Following the upgrade, the Business Class cabin has a total of 20 seats.

In Economy Class, new light-weight seats are being fitted. The use of slimmer back rests guarantees maximum leg room and increases the so-called “living space”. Additional amenities such as adjustable headrests, coat hooks and pockets for magazines and books are also included. After the upgrade, the Economy Class cabin has 279 seats in total.

airberlin is also setting a new benchmark in the field of in-flight entertainment. The on-demand audio-video system provides an individualised entertainment programme. Passengers can choose what they prefer from a wide selection of box office hits, TV serials, games, music albums or even audio books. The 8.9 inch high-resolution monitor uses the latest LED technology and is operated via a touchscreen. A USB port for operating small electronic devices, such as an iPhone or Blackberry, is located directly on the monitor.

The upgrade of all airberlin’s long-haul aircraft should be completed by the start of the summer 2012 flight schedule.

Comunicato Stampa Air Berlin

Qui trovate una foto a 360 gradi della nuova business class: http://www.airberlin.com/site/pressreleases_dr.php?LANG=eng&ID=4110

Qui trovate altre foto della nuova business ed economy class http://pics.airberlin.com/1/webmill.php?id=40&pin=nhahFvC4&t_show=showpin
 
Le novità piu' significative sono la nuova business class e l'introduzione di sedili slim in economy che permettono un maggior pitch e soprattuto l'inserimento del PTV anche in ecomomy. Complessivamente mi sembra che il prodotto sia decisamente migliorato.

Finora dopo avere volato una volta con loro sul lungo raggio avevo soprasseduto proprio per via dello scarso confort degli interni e della mancanza di PTV in Y, adesso credo li prenderò sicuramente in considerazione visto che il prodotto è migliorato e spesso hanno dei prezzi molto interessanti e sono una delle pochissime compagnie dove si possono comprare i voli di lungo raggio one way senza penalizzazioni tariffarie.