After
completing a successful test flight and gaining official approval
from aviation authorities, the second Austrian long-haul aircraft to
feature the company’s completely remodelled long-haul cabin, a
Boeing 777 bearing the identification code OE-LPA and named Sound of
Music, will embark on its maiden flight this evening.
Flight will take off from Vienna at 11.20 p.m. local time, and
land in Bangkok, capital of Thailand. The new fittings mean
passengers travelling Economy Class on long-haul flights will have
the opportunity to enjoy an entirely new level of seating comfort. In
Business Class, meanwhile, the new seats will offer a persuasive mix
of intuitive operation, a built-in massage function, and extra
storage space. The excellent standard of reclining comfort
offered to passengers by the new seats is thanks to their innovative
combination of an air cushion system and the option to convert them
into full-flat beds.
The
new cabin in the Boeing 777 offers space for a total of 308
passengers, with 260 people in the Economy Class section and 48
in Business Class. An all-new inflight entertainment system
offers a wide choice of the latest films, ensuring passengers enjoy
non-stop inflight entertainment. And as before, the
award-winning DO&CO service, with its inflight chef feature, will
be provided for passengers’ culinary pleasure.
Austrian
Airlines is converting its entire long-haul fleet, which consists of
four aircraft of the Boeing 777 type and six Boeing 767, on a
step-by-step basis. One Boeing 767 and from today on, two Boeing
777 are just finished. Around 1.1 million customers travel
long-haul with Austrian Airlines on 5,500 flights every year.
The
new Business Class seat – an overview
· Horizontal
full-flat surface almost two metres in length
· Innovative
air cushion system offering greatest possible comfort, whether
passenger sitting or lying down
· More
space in shoulder area in reclining position thanks to lowerable
armrests
· Generous
storage spaces and extra storage compartments built directly into
seat
· Entertainment
system with larger monitors:
Economy
Class screens now 9-inch instead of 6.5-inch to 9 inch to date
(depending on aircraft type); Business Class screens 15-inch
instead of 5 to 10.4-inch to date (depending on aircraft type)
