Qantas unveils new Premium Economy seats

Today Qantas revealed the premium economy seats in the new Dreamliners, which were on show this morning at its half year financial briefing.

Wider and with more functional space overall, the new seat has a unique recline motion that provides a better level of comfort. When the rear of the seat reclines, several sections shift to support your body as you move into a more relaxing position.

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Other key features of Premium Economy on the Qantas Dreamliner include:

A separate cabin of 28 seats, configured in a two-three-two layout to improve aisle access for middle passengers.
A seat that is almost 10 per cent wider than Qantas’ existing Premium Economy (and as wide as Business Class on other airlines) as well as increased recline.
An ergonomically designed headrest that can be fitted with a specially designed pillow and a re-engineered footrest that significantly increases comfort when reclining.
High-definition Panasonic inflight entertainment seatback screens that are 25 per cent larger.
Five individual storage compartments and two USB charging points per seat, as well as shared AC power and a personal LED light designed to minimise disturbance of other passengers.

Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce unveiled the seat to employees and media at the airline’s Sydney headquarters, at the same time as announcing its half year financial results.

“The Qantas Dreamliner will by flying some of the longest routes in the world, including non-stop from Perth to London, so we’ve focused on making each cabin the most comfortable in its class,” said Joyce.

“Our Business Suite has been dubbed ‘mini First Class’ by some of our Frequent Flyers and our Economy seat for the Dreamliner has features that some reserve for Premium Economy.

“This new Premium Economy seat has serious wow factor. You have to experience how well it supports you when you recline to realise it’s completely different from anything else in its class.

“When you combine these seats with the increased cabin humidity and turbulence reducing technology on the Dreamliner, it makes it an aircraft customers will really enjoy flying on,” said Joyce.

The new Premium Economy seat is based on a prototype by Thompson Aero Seating and heavily customised by leading Australian industrial designer David Caon.

“Developing a new seat comes with its own set of challenges and opportunities. Working with Thompson and Qantas, I think we’ve created a new standard for Premium Economy,” Caon said.

“We’ve made sure this seat offers genuine comfort through design elements not seen before on aircraft. There are a number of new bespoke design elements that we hope will really set the benchmark for this class.”

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