New lie-flat seats have been recently installed in Premium Cabin or Business Class on Hawaiian Airlines’ newly-purchased Airbus A330 aircrafts. The customers traveling to/from US West Coast destinations would be the first to enjoy flying in the new business class seats, which were launched in June 2016. The seats would be offered on a ‘surprise-and-delight’ basis, which in other words meant that the initial routes would continue to get the new seats till few months.
The Premium Cabin on Airbus A330 aircraft will have18 Poltrona Frau leather-clad seats installed, which can be converted into 20.5 inch wide beds. The middle seats in the 2-2-2 layout cabin would also offer direct aisle access to the customers. The fibre-optic lighting representation of the Pleiades or Seven Sisters constellation would be the hallmark of newly-designed Premium Cabin. The business class seats will also be equipped with an AC power socket and two USB ports to enable customers to directly recharge their smartphones, ebook reader or tablet.
The business class seats have already made their debut in mid-2016. A spokesperson of Hawaiian Airlines said that the airline is planning to refit its 23-strong Airbus A330 aircrafts fleet with new Premium Cabin seats by the end of 2017 or early 2018.
Hawaiian Airlines is currently operating flights to Honolulu from Auckland, Brisbane and Sydney. The airline also offers onwards nonstop connections to important cities in the United States, including Seattle, Las Vegas, San Jose, San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles.
Media reports said that Hawaiian Airlines’ move is not only aimed at boosting the premium experience on Brisbane-Honolulu, Sydney-Honolulu and Auckland-Honolulu routes, but also closing the gap against Qantas Airways, which is planning to launch its new Business Suites on Sydney-Honolulu route on its Airbus A330 aircraft before the end of 2017.
Apart from offering 18 lie-flat business class seats on Airbus A330 aircrafts, Hawaiian Airlines has also said that the size of its Economy Comfort cabin would be increased to 68 from existing 40 seats to cope up with the increased demand.
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