I am flying from ICN to BKK in OCT 2018 in Business Class. On the better quality Asian Carriers, do they all have/provide a Regional Business Class Service? Any airlines that don't use a regional format, and just have the long-haul format/style ?
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I am flying from ICN to BKK in OCT 2018 in Business Class. On the better quality Asian Carriers, do they all have/provide a Regional Business Class Service? Any airlines that don't use a regional format, and just have the long-haul format/style ?
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has unveiled plans to merge its regional full service subsidiary SilkAir into the parent airline in the next decade, following a major cabin product upgrade project that will involve retrofitting SilkAir’s entire fleet with lie-flat business class seats. Seatback inflight entertainment systems will also be installed as SIA upgrades SilkAir’s current product to SIA’s higher standards, resulting in a more seamless experience for the group’s full service passengers.
Once the more than USD100 million narrowbody retrofit programme is complete, SIA will have the distinction of offering lie-flat business class seats across the group's full service fleet. Earlier this year SIA announced the introduction of lie-flat business class seats on its regional widebody fleet as new 787-10s and regional A350-900s are delivered to replace A330-300s and older 777 variants, which are fitted with an outdated angled flat product.
SIA Group’s decision to upgrade its full service narrowbody product is sensible, given the large – and growing – product gap between the SilkAir narrowbody and Singapore Airlines' widebody fleets. Competitors have also been improving their narrowbody product, forcing SIA to make a move.
SIA will likely become the first airline in the world offering lie-flat business class products across all narrowbody and widebody aircraft. SIA is often a trendsetter and other airlines will surely take note of SIA’s unprecedented narrowbody product commitment.