Qatar Air Is The Latest To Reinvent First Class By Removing It
It seems like every week our chances of flying first class in some ridiculous sleeper suite are becoming less and less. We saw Qantas pull out of the first class seating business, and then Air New Zealand did the same with some of their shorter haul airplanes. The latest to pull the plug on in-flight comfort in the front of the plane is Qatar Air.
Qatar Air has a lot of airplanes on back order, but before they pay for the expedited shipping, they are doing a lot of assembly line modification. Most of the airlines that have decided to remove and reconfigure will be busy ripping out old stuff in favor of the new. However, Qatar Air is just requesting that things get changed before they ever even take delivery. This probably should save them some decent cash.
They haven’t specified exactly how many planes will be downgraded to business class, but anytime teak tables and stand-up bars are ditched in favor of more seats we shed a tear. We do know that some of their Boeing 777s on order will be receiving this sort of downgrade upgrade, but thankfully they haven’t made any decision regarding the Boeing 787. So there’s still hope for some over-the-top features that no one can afford on the world’s newest commercial airplane.
Related Stories:
· Qatar Air Drops First-Class Cabins From New Aircraft [Business Week]
· Air New Zealand Doesn't Believe in Business Class Anymore [Jaunted]
· Airplane Seats coverage [Jaunted]
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