Airlines reject CDC’s suggestion that carriers should block middle seats
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just reignited the debate on whether airlines should be blocking middle seats just as airlines thought it was settled. A newly-publicized study found that maskless flyers could spread COVID-19 at a higher rate when middle seats are not blocked, as Insider’s Hilary Brueck reported. Flyers on opposite ends […]
Delta expands onboard customer spacing with blocked seats on all aircraft
Delta is building on its efforts to make more space for safer travel by blocking the sale of select aisle and window seats on additional aircraft, capping seating at 50 percent in First Class and 60 percent in Main Cabin, Delta Comfort +, and Delta Premium Select to reduce the overall number of customers in […]
Will This New Airplane Seat Design Make It Easier to Sleep in Economy Class?
During this past week’s Aircraft Cabin Innovation Summit 2019, held in London December 3 – 5, 2019, and attended by airlines, aircraft manufacturers and designers, a potentially game-changing prototype caught the media’s attention. CNN Travel reported on an innovative new seat design that would allow passengers flying in constricting coach seats a little extra comfort […]
FAA Will Test If US Airline Seats Are Too Small for Safe Evacuation
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will conduct evacuation tests to determine whether airline seats are too cramped to sufficiently evacuate passengers in the event of an emergency this fall. According to Reuters, the tests will involve 720 people over the course of 12 days in November. «Americans are getting bigger and seat size is important […]
Spirit Airlines Aims to Maximize Comfort and Legroom with Brand New Seats
Spirit Airlines has just announced the latest facet of its “Invest in the Guest” brand commitment by unveiling plans for new, more comfortable jet cabin seating that will maximize useable legroom. The announcement was made onstage at the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) EXPO. Spirit Airlines officials indicated that the carrier will share its plans […]
Five ways Delta is making it easier to travel with its global airline partners
Delta is focused on providing customers across the globe with a consistent and seamless experience when they travel between the airline and its partners. By looking at all aspects of the customer journey from booking right through to bag collection at your destination, Delta has found innovative, industry-leading ways to improve and ease the travel […]
ANA reconfigures 12 Boeing 777-300ERs with new seats
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has reconfigured the interiors of 12 Boeing 777-300ERs aircraft with new seats across four classes, the first of which will serve the Tokyo Haneda-London route from 2 August. The newly reconfigured aircraft has 212 seats: 8 in first class, 64 in business, 24 in premium economy, and 116 in economy. ANA’s […]
Joon to offer child-bed ancillary product
Air France subsidiary Joon plans to offer a new ancillary product, where parents can pay to convert their children’s economy seats into a small bed and play area. The “Cosy Joon” service launches in November on Joon’s Airbus A340s and will be charged at €20 ($23) per family member per flight. This means one adult […]
Brazil’s largest airline goes after higher-paying customers with a new perk: No middle seat
Brazil’s largest airline is trying a new tack to get passengers to pay more expensive fares: No middle seats. Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes is launching its first nonstop flights from Brazil to the U.S. in early November. The airline will use its new Boeing 737 Max 8 jets on the routes from Fortaleza in northerneastern […]
These five airlines are counting down to all-new business class seats
Business travellers never stand still, nor do airlines courting them. As we move into the second half of 2018, here’s a look at the next generation of business class seats arriving in the coming 18-24 months. British Airways’ new Airbus A350 Club World business class BA has been beavering away on a replacement for its […]
