Originally Posted by bigred93
To the best of my knowledge, these are not features that will be able to be replicated in the A350 (which as I understand it will essentially be an A330 fuselage with a new wing and engines).
Recent Airbus claims have suggested the A350 is an almost entirely new plane. The rollback of the release date and recent orders of the A350 suggest that may be true.
The 787/A350 are aiming at O/D longhaul service. This is currently mostly business customers. One thinks they might be willing to pay a premium in $ or loyalty for a higher quality product. The size of the pool of these customers remains to be seen.
The answer for me is no premium. I'm not willing to pay much of a premium for direct flights either; especially as most direct flights leave at less convenient times. Of course, most of my travel is pleasure.