British Airways (BA) says that passengers on its London Heathrow-New York JFK service can now use the new Club World facilities as cabin fitting across its long-haul fleet gathers pace.
Engineers are equipping up to three Boeing 747 aircraft every month with larger business class beds and improved in-flight entertainment systems, featuring up to 100 films and TV programmes on wider, 10” (25cm) screens.
”Heathrow-JFK is a crucial business route and we are delighted to provide a virtual guarantee of our new product on this high-frequency service,” said BA commercial director Robert Boyle.
So far, 17 of the airline”s long-haul aircraft have been fitted with the new cabin that features the 6ft 6" (2m) bed, new lighting, quilts and pillow fabrics, as well as a laptop locker, where passengers can stow electronic items.
The ”100m ($200m) Club World upgrades are part of a fleet-wide modernisation programme that will be supported by a marketing campaign and which form a key element of a wider investment in BA”s products and services.
Other enhancements will see First Class revamped and the introduction of an on-demand in-flight entertainment system in every cabin across the long-haul fleet.