new business class seats on delta 747

Delta airlines will upgrade its fleet of Boeing 747-400 aircraft flying primarily from the Tokyo-Narita hub. Between summer 2011 and 2012, Delta will equip each of its 16 747-400s with new fully horizontal flat-bed seats in the Business class cabin and new Economy class seats featuring personal, on-demand entertainment, increased personal space and added under-seat storage.
The delta airlines 747 upgrades will bring substantial changes to both decks of the aircraft's BusinessElite cabin. The new, custom-designed product will feature 48 lie flat 180 degree bed seats with direct aisle access at each seat. Window seats will face the window for improved privacy and center seats will be angled toward each other for the convenience of customers traveling together.

The new business class seats will be 81.7 inches in length and 20.5 inches wide, similar to the flat-bed seats currently offered on Delta's 777-200LR fleet. It also will feature a 120-volt universal power outlet, USB port, personal LED reading lamp and Panasonic's 15.4 inch personal video monitors with instant access to 250 new and classic movies, premium programming from HBO and Showtime, video games and more than 4,000 digital music tracks.

"The design of our flat-bed business seats meets customers' desire for comfortable sleep, direct aisle access and ample storage and work space when they travel on long-haul flights," Bastian said. "We have had great success from a customer service and business standpoint with flat-bed service since it first rolled out on our 777 fleet, and we expect similar results when customers experience our new trans-Pacific 747 and 767 BusinessElite product beginning next year."

In the last year, Delta has improved meal service in Business class across the Pacific with the introduction of personal, hand-served entrees, signature dishes created by celebrity chef Michele Bernstein and master sommelier Andrea Robinson, expanded dessert options and improved Japanese meal options created by Delta's flight kitchen in Tokyo.

During the last several years, Delta has significantly increased its service across Asia-Pacific, expanding from 222 weekly departures in summer 2006 to 275 in summer 2010. Recently added routes include Tokyo-Narita to New York NRT JFK and Salt Lake City (June 2009); Shanghai to Detroit (June 2009); Sydney to Los Angeles (July 2009); Osaka to Seattle (June 2010); Beijing to Seattle (June 2010); Seoul-Incheon to Detroit (June 2010); Hong Kong to Detroit (June 2010); Nagoya to Honolulu (December 2010); and Tokyo-Narita to Palau (December 2010).