This photo, provided by Korean Air Co. on Nov. 30, 2022, shows a lie-flat seat on the air carrier’s Airbus A321neo.
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Co., South Korea’s top air carrier, said Wednesday that it had installed sleeper seats in the business class of its smaller aircraft for the first time among domestic airlines.
The newly-installed seats have a 180-degree flat-bed function.
Korean Air introduced the lie-flat seats for the Prestige class of the Airbus A321neo, which will start operating next month.
Of the 182 seats on the A321neo, a single-aisle jet, eight in the Prestige class will have the 180-degree flat-bed function.
The A321neo is a narrow-body aircraft that will be assigned mainly for short-haul routes to Southeast Asia, China and Japan.
The seats in the Prestige class are equipped with 44-centimeter audio/video-on-demand (AVOD) monitors and wireless smartphone chargers.
Economy class passengers can enjoy in-cabin entertainment systems through 33-centimeter personal monitors.
Korean Air plans to introduce 30 A321neo planes by 2027.
Compared to previous generation jets of the same size, the A321neo’s shelf size for storage of portable luggage expanded by about 40 percent. WiFi service is also available within the cabin.
Ashley Song (ashley@koreabizwire.com)
