Delta unveils plans for premium economy
Delta Air Lines has announced plans to introduce premium economy – Economy Comfort – on all long-haul international flights in summer 2011.
The airline said the new seats will feature up to four additional inches of legroom and 50% more recline than its standard international Economy class.
The product is similar to upgraded Economy services currently available on flights operated by Delta’s joint venture partner Air France KLM.
It will be installed in the first few rows of the Economy cabin on more than 160 Boeing 747, 757, 767, 777 and Airbus A330 aircraft by this summer.
Customers seated in Economy Comfort will board early and enjoy complimentary spirits throughout the flight.
Delta has also announced it will install 34 horizontal flat-bed BusinessElite seats with direct aisle access in each of its 32 Airbus aircraft by 2013.
This means it will feature full flat-bed seating in BusinessElite on all international widebody flights by 2013.
By Bev Fearis
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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