Singapore Airlines is planning to invest some S$95 million (US$78 million) to refit ten Boeing 777-200ER aircraft with new long-haul cabin products, providing greater consistency across its long-haul fleet.
Business class is to feature leather seats that recline up to 125 degrees and unfold into 76-inch full-flat beds, and the forward-facing, four-abreast 1-2-1 configuration, which is also found on the airline's A340-500s, A380s and B777-300ERs, offers all passengers direct access to the aisle.
The in-flight entertainment screens will be enlarged, to 15.4 inches in the business class cabin and 9 inches in economy.
The first of these B777-200ERs will operate between Singapore and Amsterdam from January 13 next year, with Mumbai to follow from March 31.
Other cities to be served by the refitted aircraft are Auckland, Cape Town, Christchurch, Copenhagen, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Rome and Sydney.
Earlier this year SIA announced plans to launch new premium seating on its B777-300ER aircraft next year (see online news August 14).
The carrier has also signed an agreement with Panasonic Avionics to fit its forthcoming B777-300ER, A330 and A350 aircraft with the latest IFEC (inflight entertainment and communication) systems (see online news September 13).
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Reggie Ho
