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- Possible business+/ first lite arrangement? Unlikely to be enough space to do justice to a first cabin, but I expect they're super keen to explore given high-premium routes
I'd agree with that. Seatmakers all tell me there's growing interest from airlines in the business plus 'front row' concept. Virgin Atlantic's A330neo is a good recent example of this, as is Air New Zealand's upcoming Business Premier Luxe suite; even Lufthansa's A350s will have a doored 'business plus' product at the front row of the cabin, and LH has
first on those A350s too.
And when there's typically a bit of extra room at the first row of business to the bulkhead, then designing an upmarket business class suite which can be sold for a premium above the standard fare makes plenty of sense – so yeah, I would not at all be surprised to see a new business class suite on the A350ULRs that's crowned by an even better 'row 1' suite with more room, companion dining, larger video screen, maybe even a personal mini-bar... there's a
lot you can do, depending on the space and of course budget.