KLM introduces full flat beds in new business class
by Devesh Agarwal KLM, the Royal Dutch Airline presented Indian travelers with a new concept of fully flat beds on daily flights from New De...
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by Devesh Agarwal
KLM, the Royal Dutch Airline presented Indian travelers with a new concept of fully flat beds on daily flights from New Delhi to Amsterdam on October 28, 2013. Starting this winter, all KLM international long-haul destination flights served by Boeing 747-400 will offer its business class passengers the new fully flat beds. Focusing on the comfort of each passenger the new seat will offer more legroom and no middle seat resulting in an exceptional travel experience.
Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Yeshwant Pawar, General Manager South Asia said “KLM continues to invest in customer comfort across the world as this has been our top most priority. The guiding principle to introduce fully flat beds is a step towards enhancing customer comfort and privacy as befits KLM. The new full-flat seat also plays an important role in helping to strengthen our position as a preferred airline in the Indian market.”
The new 180 degree horizontally reclining seats in the World Business Class are longer with 2.07 meters in length, wider with 63 inches in pitch and offer an incredible sleeping experience to all travellers. It guarantees passenger privacy through the improved seat position and the partition between the seats providing each passenger with a greater sense of personal space. Customer desires in terms of comfort have also been researched and incorporated into the design. Every seat has an integrated 17 inch video monitor for in-flight entertainment. There is in-seat power and also storage compartments in the seat behind the passenger as well as under the television screen.
To mark the launch of the fully flat beds in the World Business Class, KLM hosted an elegant evening on November 08, 2013 in Delhi. With an objective to share the insights on the USPs and features of this new product, KLM brought five electronic 3D pillars to demonstrate the product and its distinctiveness from Amsterdam among their trade partners. The event also gave the trade partners an opportunity to participate in a lucky draw contest where in the winner was awarded with two tickets to Amsterdam in the new World Business Class.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
· Pitch: the seat is pitched at 63 inches (160 cm)
· Full-flat position: 180 degrees in flight condition
· Bed length: 2.07 m
· Seat width (seat area between armrests): 0.58 m
· Seatback width (shoulder width in bed mode): 0.65 m
· Seatback width (hip width): 0.635 m
· Seat height (overall from top of track to top of seat/cushion) 45.63”
· Seating height (to top of back shell) 43.36”
· Shoebox: length 30 cm x height 9 cm x depth 15 cm
· TV size: 17-inch screen
KLM, the Royal Dutch Airline presented Indian travelers with a new concept of fully flat beds on daily flights from New Delhi to Amsterdam on October 28, 2013. Starting this winter, all KLM international long-haul destination flights served by Boeing 747-400 will offer its business class passengers the new fully flat beds. Focusing on the comfort of each passenger the new seat will offer more legroom and no middle seat resulting in an exceptional travel experience.
Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Yeshwant Pawar, General Manager South Asia said “KLM continues to invest in customer comfort across the world as this has been our top most priority. The guiding principle to introduce fully flat beds is a step towards enhancing customer comfort and privacy as befits KLM. The new full-flat seat also plays an important role in helping to strengthen our position as a preferred airline in the Indian market.”
The new 180 degree horizontally reclining seats in the World Business Class are longer with 2.07 meters in length, wider with 63 inches in pitch and offer an incredible sleeping experience to all travellers. It guarantees passenger privacy through the improved seat position and the partition between the seats providing each passenger with a greater sense of personal space. Customer desires in terms of comfort have also been researched and incorporated into the design. Every seat has an integrated 17 inch video monitor for in-flight entertainment. There is in-seat power and also storage compartments in the seat behind the passenger as well as under the television screen.
To mark the launch of the fully flat beds in the World Business Class, KLM hosted an elegant evening on November 08, 2013 in Delhi. With an objective to share the insights on the USPs and features of this new product, KLM brought five electronic 3D pillars to demonstrate the product and its distinctiveness from Amsterdam among their trade partners. The event also gave the trade partners an opportunity to participate in a lucky draw contest where in the winner was awarded with two tickets to Amsterdam in the new World Business Class.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
· Pitch: the seat is pitched at 63 inches (160 cm)
· Full-flat position: 180 degrees in flight condition
· Bed length: 2.07 m
· Seat width (seat area between armrests): 0.58 m
· Seatback width (shoulder width in bed mode): 0.65 m
· Seatback width (hip width): 0.635 m
· Seat height (overall from top of track to top of seat/cushion) 45.63”
· Seating height (to top of back shell) 43.36”
· Shoebox: length 30 cm x height 9 cm x depth 15 cm
· TV size: 17-inch screen
