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Japan Airlines Revamps First Class With Luxury Double-Bed Suites
- First class will feature six enclosed suites with seat and bed
- Business class gets closing doors for the first time
Japan Airlines Co. bets that double beds in new first class suites will win passengers and prestige, seeking to challenge rival elite airlines in the global race to be the most luxurious carrier in the sky.
The Tokyo-based airline unveiled on Monday new seats from first to economy class for its future flagship long-haul Airbus SE A350-1000 jets, calculating that a premium-heavy configuration will help deliver greater profitability. First and business class account for a quarter of the seats but take up around 60% of the aircraft cabin.