American Airways debut new suites with sliding doorways

American Airlines seat for its new seats of the flagship suite

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American airlines'New suites with sliding doors will start flying on some of his planes in June.

American presented the new design for the first time in September 2022 and expected that he would fly with the new seats in 2024, but as other airlines were exposed to delays by suppliers. First and business class aircraft seats in the entire industry have become so complex that they have kept deliveries from new aircraft.

American new suites on the Boeing 787-9 on June 5th between the Hub at Chicago O'Hare International Airport and London Heathrow Airport on August 6th and Philadelphia, a regularly planned service between the Hub at Chicago O'Hare Airport and London Airport will be debut by Philadelphia to London. Another flight.

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A round trip that leaves on August 11th and returns on August 18 between Philadelphia and London in the “Flagschiff -Business Class” costs 5,342 US dollars on the American website.

The 787-9 cabin contains 51 of the “flagship suites”, which will be the new international business class. The 787-9 of the airline currently have 30 seats of the business class class, 21 premium economy, 34 extra-legaminated seats and 200 in standard economy.

American said in 2022 that it is planning to get rid of its international first class in many of its aircraft in favor of the larger premium cabin in front of the plane. It will retrofit older 777-300 jets and has a similar but smaller layout on the Airbus A321XLRS.

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The madness of offering sliding doors burned through the industry. Rivals like Jetblue Airways Stop your cabins for the doors with the highest end, while Latam Airlines in Santiago, Chile, started with the operation of its new business class with sliding doors on some of its aircraft, part of a $ 360-million fleet refreshment.

Delta air lines'Delta One Suites offer the function and United airlines It is rumored that they will soon reveal improved premium seat seats that could also contain sliding doors. United did not comment immediately.

American also improves other amenities, e.g. B. offering free WiFi for its loyalty program members, which Delta is already doing and is supposed to provide United this year.

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