Jun 25, 2015, 8:33 pm
Last edit by: starflyergold
Aer Lingus New A330 and B757 Transatlantic Business Class
Thompson Aero Seating (Portadown) seating
Launched March 15, 2015; installed in all EI A330 aircraft.
- Seats convert to two metre lie flat beds
- 90% direct aisle access
- Touchscreen seat controls
- In-seat massage function
- Personal AC and USB charging points
- IFE 16 inch flat screen monitors with AVOD (from Inflight Dublin)
- Storage space for shoes or laptop, tablet, water bottle
- Personal reading LED spot lamp
- On demand food and beverage service
- Courtesy WiFi
Link to Factorydesign publicity video / guide on YouTube (Video embedding seemingly not available in wikis)
Window seating (Factory Design)
Window and centre section (BoardingArea)
B757 roll out has commenced with EI-LBT and is expected to be completed by May 2016.
Business-Class Lie-Flat-Seats from 2015
Mar 24, 2016, 7:31 pm
#106
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I'm afraid you won't have much of a choice on the A330. No matter what you pick you will be re-seated in the first row. I believe the reason is that row 1 is the only row with the proper oxygen masks. This happened to us in July when traveling with a lap infant. Unfortunately the people on the phone generally don't have a clue.
Apr 6, 2016, 4:28 am
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I'm afraid you won't have much of a choice on the A330. No matter what you pick you will be re-seated in the first row. I believe the reason is that row 1 is the only row with the proper oxygen masks. This happened to us in July when traveling with a lap infant. Unfortunately the people on the phone generally don't have a clue.
Ran into this issue recently: 2 adults + 1 Infant, pre-allocated seats by phone (confirmed suitable or travel with infant), no on-line checkin due to infant on booking and then split and re-seated at airport check-in on opposite sides of the plane(!)
In fairness the ground staff pulled out all the stops to get us back into adjoining seats (in the first row) ^ but it did not exactly make for a relaxing start to an overnight trip.
Reason is a combination of availability of O2 masks and the presence of airbags in most of the Business class seats.
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May 21, 2016, 11:44 am
#108
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Is there a material difference between the new 757 business class and the A330 business class? I'm debating swapping an indirect DUB-JFK-DC flight on 330 to a nonstop DUB-DC on the Aer Lingus 757 (not an ASL Ireland operated one).
May 21, 2016, 11:59 am
#109
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Its the same seat, same food. No WiFi (yet) on the 757 fleet.
All 4 of the 757's are ASL Ireland operated (though some of the pilots are Aer Lingus on secondment), cabin crew are Aer Lingus, all are in full Aer Lingus livery and the interior is green. This is not a white tail operation.
All 4 of the 757's are ASL Ireland operated (though some of the pilots are Aer Lingus on secondment), cabin crew are Aer Lingus, all are in full Aer Lingus livery and the interior is green. This is not a white tail operation.
May 22, 2016, 5:01 pm
#110
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Its the same seat, same food. No WiFi (yet) on the 757 fleet.
All 4 of the 757's are ASL Ireland operated (though some of the pilots are Aer Lingus on secondment), cabin crew are Aer Lingus, all are in full Aer Lingus livery and the interior is green. This is not a white tail operation.
All 4 of the 757's are ASL Ireland operated (though some of the pilots are Aer Lingus on secondment), cabin crew are Aer Lingus, all are in full Aer Lingus livery and the interior is green. This is not a white tail operation.
Dec 5, 2016, 8:57 am
#114
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They have since been refitted with the same cabin as the A330's. If you want a closer look, go to Dublin airport on Google Maps, and you can actually walk through the cabin of a 757 on Street View.
Dec 5, 2016, 10:39 am
#115
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Thanks. So you've been on their 757? The ASL site still says 2-2 angled though
Dec 6, 2016, 12:08 am
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Dec 6, 2016, 2:19 am
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Dec 6, 2016, 7:16 am
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