Apr 25, 22, 6:13 pm
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ROUTES FEATURING THE NEW J AND PE CABINS:From 30 October 2022 until 25 March 2023:
New cabin on:
333 LTM LTO LTP LTT LTU
359 LWD LWE LWF LWH LWI LWN LWS
- HelsinkiBangkok (AY141, AY142 and AY145, AY146)
- HelsinkiDallas (AY19, AY20)
- HelsinkiDoha (AY1981, AY1982)
- StockholmDoha (AY1983, AY1984)
- CopenhagenDoha (AY1985, AY1986)
- HelsinkiDubai (AY1963, AY1964), starting from 2 January 2023
- HelsinkiMiami (AY007, AY008), starting from 10 January 2023
- HelsinkiNew York (AY015, AY016)
- HelsinkiPhuket (AY151, AY152)
- HelsinkiSingapore (AY131, AY132)
- HelsinkiTokyo (AY061, AY062)
New cabin on:
333 LTM LTO LTP LTT LTU
359 LWD LWE LWF LWH LWI LWN LWS
New Finnair Longhaul cabin coming January 2022
Dec 8, 21, 2:25 am
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New Finnair Longhaul cabin coming January 2022
Looks like a new business seat... do they have the money to refurb all widebodies or is this coming with the new A359 (ln 516, OH-LWS) due to be delivered shortly?
Dec 8, 21, 2:37 am
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Very much surprised by a "fully renewed long-haul cabin". I was expecting them to just remove the J minicabin and replace it with premium economy, but this looks promising after all the complaining we've been doing about the current J cabin. At least the hospital style will be changing a bit with the dark blue finishes.
Dec 8, 21, 3:17 am
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Originally Posted by Steve_Hun
One can only hope that this "new Finnair" will also at least return to the previous level of in-flight catering...
Dec 8, 21, 4:06 am
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"Your travel experience is about to change" - well, it has already, soon hitting the bottom.
The personal lamp reminds me a CCTV recorder. Have they installed meat detectors in?
The 3L mark on the thin seat makes me wonder what's that going to be about - the seat doesn't quite give a J feeling from the preview.
But overall it seems like a modern design, so for anyone who is going to fly in the Salad Class, I hope it's going to be comfortable as well.
The personal lamp reminds me a CCTV recorder. Have they installed meat detectors in?
The 3L mark on the thin seat makes me wonder what's that going to be about - the seat doesn't quite give a J feeling from the preview.
But overall it seems like a modern design, so for anyone who is going to fly in the Salad Class, I hope it's going to be comfortable as well.
Dec 8, 21, 4:29 am
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AY is not known for refurb of the existing fleet. They usually get a new seat which is then line fit on all new aircraft deliveries. The old are left in the fleet and disappear when the aircraft retire. A retrofit of a cabin with the associated galley fixes costs 10-20 million € per aircraft to do. Considering the A359 are not that 'old' (2015- 2020, ie the interior has not been written off), my guess is the remaining 4 A359 will get the new interior and we may see a retro fit of the A330. And perhaps new seat covers and some interior fix (foils for the walls) for the 16 A359 currently in service.
Dec 8, 21, 4:32 am
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Originally Posted by oliver2002
Looks like a new business seat... do they have the money to refurb all widebodies or is this coming with the new A359 (ln 516, OH-LWS) due to be delivered shortly?
This could be A330 also.
Dec 8, 21, 5:48 am
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Originally Posted by florens
Someone suggested TK/SQ seat, but I am not convinced.
The Thompson Vantage XL has a lamp: https://www.thompsonaero.com/seating-range/vantagexl/ but there the 3L seat number doesn't fit in
The Recaro CL6710 is another possible option, don't see a space for the lamp or the 3L: https://www.recaro-as.de/de/flugzeug...ss/cl6710.html
Collins super Diamond (also the base of the BA Club seat) is definitely out: https://www.collinsaerospace.com/wha...Diamond-Family
Dec 8, 21, 5:56 am
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Originally Posted by on22cz
The 3L mark on the thin seat makes me wonder what's that going to be about - the seat doesn't quite give a J feeling from the preview..
I doubt we can reach a consensus on what this seat is until it is announced. I believe most seats these days can be customized to a large extent from the standard ones on the manufacturers' websites?
