Latam Airlines Group announced on 22 August an investment of 400 million a financial windfall that will be devoted to the cabin modernisation for 200 aircraft. The first flights of these aircraft will take place from 2018and will be carried out by Latam Peru. The airline plans to make these changes on its Boeing 767 and 777. She will do the same when she receives her 789-9s and A350-1000s scheduled for delivery in two years' time. New seats for Premium Business class Wide ThompsonThese seats will be larger and more comfortable, according to the airline. These seats will be unfold into a horizontal bed The seats will be "full-flat", with guaranteed access to the aisles. Passengers will be able to choose between singly or in pairsand will be able to entertain themselves with the screen 18 inches. In addition, enlarged spaces designed to house the personal belongings of business travellers will be integrated.
" As part of Latam's long-term strategy, the transformation of our cabins will enable us to offer a cutting-edge experience with more options and flexibility in order to offer a personalised service to each of our passengers. "says Claudia Sender, Vice President, Customer Services. " This means being able to serve passengers who want to travel with fewer options in order to pay less, as well as those travelling on business who want to work and relax at the same time, not forgetting our customers who prefer to invest in the options they find most useful. "she adds.
These options are mainly available in economy class, where airline customers can choose between LATAM+ and the classic formatwith Recaro seats. A USB socket for recharging devices will be available at each of these seats, as well as an entertainment system with a 12 inches. The LATAM+ seats, on the other hand, offer more spacious seating and with more than one higher gradient. Passengers can also order additional services, such as priority check-in and boarding.
To reinvent its cabins, the company carried out extensive research over a three-year period. From sleep tests were even carried out on the new seats over a two-week period in order to check their quality.
