Premium Economy

On Tuesday evening, Air France's management presented what had been announced as "a major new stage in the airline's move upmarket in long-haul services". This will be based in particular on the refurbishment of the Boeing 777-300s, as Anne Rigail confirmed: "After the refurbishment of our 15 A330s and our 12...

The Premium Economy Class was launched at the beginning of the year on the Emirates network. But with too few aircraft, access to this new intermediate offer remained too occasional. So the official launch had to wait. It will finally begin on 1 June. And French business travellers will be among the first to benefit...

March sees the launch of Swiss's new Premium Economy class, now available on the Zurich-Miami route. The new product will gradually be introduced on all twelve long-haul Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Premium Economy is already listed on all reservation services, regardless of the type of...

Finnair's Premium Economy cabin will be launched this spring. It will offer a choice of comfortable seats with around 50 % more space than Economy. The new class is housed in its own intimate, dedicated cabin. It will accommodate a maximum of 26 passengers. The Finnish airline is the launch customer...

270 aircraft ordered: a symbolic event for an air transport industry shaken by the covid pandemic over the past year. This gigantic order comes this time from the United States and is signed by United Airlines. As part of its "United Next" programme - a programme to modernise the carrier over the next decade - the company has...

In these unprecedented times, when compromise - hybrids - are becoming the norm, the temptation of the intermediate class is making itself felt among certain airlines. After KLM, which announced at the end of 2020 the arrival of a new premium economy for 2022, Swiss has just unveiled its new product. This fourth class, which is already open to bookings,...

6.5 billion pounds, or 7.4 billion euros: that's how much British Airways has been spending over the past year on renovating its travel products, a transformation which began last year. From 1 February, passengers in Premium Economy will benefit from new menus exclusive to new products. Up until now, the...

Business travellers on the Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) network now have a choice of three classes for their business trips. Since 1 January, the airline has introduced its Premium Economy class on all its medium-haul and domestic flights. This intermediary class - between Economy and Premium Economy...

Business travellers will soon be able to discover United Airlines' new product, United Premium Plus. It's "the perfect option for someone who wants an enhanced service over traditional economy class", says Andrew Nocella, the airline's Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. In fact, compared with...

French business travellers are probably familiar with Delta Comfort+, an enhanced economy class that passengers can book on the domestic and international routes of the American airline Delta Air Lines. This product offers a number of advantages over traditional economy class, such as seven to ten centimetres extra space between each row,...

After New York, Chicago, Miami, Mexico City and Bogota, it is now Boston's turn to appear in Iberia's Premium Economy catalogue. The airline unveiled this new intermediate class on 20 April, promising business travellers greater comfort at an affordable price. "Studies carried out among travellers show that...

Announced last October, Iberia's Premium Economy concept is now a reality. The airline brought together its partners and the media on 20 April in Madrid to present the first aircraft equipped with the new cabin, an Airbus A340/600. Four other Airbus aircraft will be fitted with the new equipment during the Iberian carrier's summer operations....

Following in the footsteps of many airlines, Iberia is now launching an intermediate Premium Economy class, called Turista Premium. Luis Gallego, Executive Chairman of Iberia, explains that this launch is part of "the company's Plan Futuro, which aims to increase revenues, while offering passengers a new option with greater flexibility.

Premium class continues to gain ground among airlines. Brussels Airlines is joining an increasingly exclusive club, announcing on 16 June the launch of its Economy Plus. The introduction of this intermediate class, between Economy and Business, concerns intercontinental flights to and from Africa, North America and the Middle East.

Philippine Airlines will be the second ASEAN airline to introduce a premium economy class. Adopted by a number of airlines in North East Asia - Eva Air was the first in the 90s and has since been followed by All Nippon Airways, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, China Southern and Japan Airlines to...

After inaugurating its first Premium Economy flight from Paris-CDG on 24 November, Singapore Airlines is now offering its new product on a daily basis from the Paris airport. French business travellers now have access to a new intermediary class in the Airbus A380, with 36 ergonomic leather seats, arranged in a single row....

The new Premium Economy class will make its debut on the Singapore Airlines network on 9 August on the Singapore-Sydney route. French business travellers will be able to discover it on departure from Paris at the end of September, and even on a daily basis from October. They will discover seats from...