Thai Airways has offered customers a sneak peek of its business class seat offering on the carrier’s upcoming Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.
Earlier this weekend, the airline posted a picture on its Instagram account, which showcased a brand new seat design.
At first glance, the look of the new seat seems to share some distinct similarities to United Airlines’ B787 shell design business seats. Both also share a 2-2-2 abreast configuration, but as expected Thai’s seats are velvet purple as opposed to the bluish seats by United.
United's B787 business seat
As previously reported by Business Traveller Asia-Pacific (see here), Thai Airways’ Dreamliner will offer 264 seats in a two-class configuration, with 24 in Royal Silk (business), and 240 in economy.
The business class product comes with a 60-inch pitch and 21-inch width, and is able to recline into a fully flat bed. There is also a 16-inch personal screen available.
No word yet on the Thai Airways economy product on the B787, but the airline has stated that it will be arranged in a 3-3-3 configuration, and offer a 32-inch pitch and 18-inch width. In true Thai style, the seats will be gold and purple in colour.
For more information, visit www.thaiairways.com
Clement Huang
At first glance, the look of the new seat seems to share some distinct similarities to United Airlines’ B787 shell design business seats. Both also share a 2-2-2 abreast configuration, but as expected Thai’s seats are velvet purple as opposed to the bluish seats by United.
United's B787 business seat
As previously reported by Business Traveller Asia-Pacific (see here), Thai Airways’ Dreamliner will offer 264 seats in a two-class configuration, with 24 in Royal Silk (business), and 240 in economy.
The business class product comes with a 60-inch pitch and 21-inch width, and is able to recline into a fully flat bed. There is also a 16-inch personal screen available.
No word yet on the Thai Airways economy product on the B787, but the airline has stated that it will be arranged in a 3-3-3 configuration, and offer a 32-inch pitch and 18-inch width. In true Thai style, the seats will be gold and purple in colour.
For more information, visit www.thaiairways.com
Clement Huang 
