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Aer Lingus to offer flat beds in business class

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  • #2
    Shamrock231
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 726 ✭✭✭Shamrock231


    Here's the original and full version of the article in German for anyone who speaks the language: http://www.aerotelegraph.com/aer-lingus-irland-chef-christoph-mueller-interview-ryanair-strategie-langstrecke-fusion


  • #3
    goingnowhere
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    There is talk of flat beds on the SFO rotations a lot sooner.


  • #4
    donvito99
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    I would like to formally welcome Aer Lingus to the 21st century.

    Also, in a weird, lonely hearts kind of manner, he mentions maintenance and slots as two important things to look for in merging with another carrier.


  • #5
    IRLConor
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    goingnowhere wrote: »
    There is talk of flat beds on the SFO rotations a lot sooner.

    This could end up costing me a pile of money.

    I have to say though, I got a solid night's sleep on the slanty bed on my one and only flight up the front with the current version of the seat.


  • #6
    goingnowhere
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    I find the current seat a bit lumpy and can never seem to get the perfect alignment despite the vast array of buttons available.

    That said the transatlantic load factors are 90%+ and bar the lack of a lie flat seat the product up front is very good. The product down the back is good and would much rather be back there than on a BA777

    With the return to SFO the lie flat becomes a serious issue


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  • #7
    Jhcx
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    I presume their going to tie this in with the arrival of the A350 if thats going ahead. kind of a start fresh approach? bit like what BA is undergoing with there new adverts for their A/C. Would be nice. EI have a nice interior. imo could be updated a little more but im sure with the new a/c twill be very nice


  • #8
    donvito99
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    Jhcx wrote: »
    I presume their going to tie this in with the arrival of the A350 if thats going ahead.

    I should think so, it mirrors the arrival of the 350. But that was always a given, new a/c would definitely have meant new interior and thus lie flats.

    Its the rumour that we might see them earlier for SFO that is really interesting.


  • #9
    goingnowhere
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    donvito99 wrote: »
    Its the rumour that we might see them earlier for SFO that is really interesting.

    It would most likely lead to the loss of the 3 row's of Y between business and the position 2 door. Its being looked at as part of the offering for SFO to keep the multinationals happy after all they have bank rolled it in part.


  • #10
    pclive
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 453 ✭✭pclive


    More than likely the seats will be the same as the Etihad business class product:
    http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/air-berlin-set-to-adopt-etihada-s-business-clas


    http://www.airberlin.com/site/landingpages/airberlin_business_class_board.php

    Lets hope they have a little more storage space than the current Etihad type, always found it difficult to find places to store my bits and pieces


  • #11
    kub
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    goingnowhere wrote: »
    It would most likely lead to the loss of the 3 row's of Y between business and the position 2 door. Its being looked at as part of the offering for SFO to keep the multinationals happy after all they have bank rolled it in part.

    I keep thinking when I read of companies helping airlines with routes etc, that Ireland is more like an African country rather than a European one.


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  • #12
    Tenger
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    donvito99 wrote: »
    I should think so, it mirrors the arrival of the 350. But that was always a given, new a/c would definitely have meant new interior and thus lie flats.
    This logic makes the most sense.....upgrade when it fits into the operation. As I posted in another thread, if EI take delivery of 2 A350 they can ensure that 1 is always on the DUB-SFO rotation from mid-2015. Current plan is 4 deliveries in 2015 and 2 in 2016.


  • #13
    The_Wanderer
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    goingnowhere wrote: »
    It would most likely lead to the loss of the 3 row's of Y between business and the position 2 door. Its being looked at as part of the offering for SFO to keep the multinationals happy after all they have bank rolled it in part.

    It would be a terrible shame to lose those three rows. The best economy seats on the plane!


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