From October 2 JAL Premium Economy will initially be available on three out of the seven flights a week offered by the airline between Amsterdam and Tokyo (JL411/ 412). From December 6 it will be available daily.
From November 29 JAL Premium Economy will be introduced on the three-times weekly Moscow-Tokyo route (JL441/ 442).
The new cabin will also be introduced, from October 1, on three flights per week on the London-Osaka (JL421/ 422) route, going daily from November 29. The product was launched on the London-Tokyo route last December.
The daily service between Paris and Nagoya (JL437/ 438) will also receive the new service from December 6.
JAL will also offer Premium Economy on the New York-Tokyo route (JL005/ 006) on alternate days from August 1, going daily from August 11. This will be followed by the Tokyo-San Francisco route on September 13 and the Tokyo Chicago and Los Angeles routes in mid-2009.
Located in a separate cabin area, JAL Premium Economy features the new JAL Sky Shell Seat. With 20% more legroom than economy class, the sliding seat-back design ensures that passengers” private space is maintained throughout the flight, even when the seat in front is reclined.
The seat comes fitted with a footrest and headrest and has its own power outlet suitable for personal computers, plus a seat tray that can accommodate a fully opened A-4 sized laptop. Passengers can watch the latest movies, music and games on their personal 9-inch TV screen, using JAL”s AVOD in-flight entertainment system.
Seats are arranged in a 2-4-2 configuration on 777 aircraft. A total of 40 seats are available on routes JAL operates 777-200ER which include the Amsterdam and Moscow routes, as well as the London-Osaka and Paris-Nagoya routes. A total of 44 seats are available on routes where JAL operates the 777-300ER, which includes the Tokyo to Frankfurt, London, and Paris routes, plus the New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco routes.
For more details visit: www.jal.co.jp/en/inflight/inter/premium_y.
Sara Turner