New business class product on the A330-300s coming in April 2016!

[MH_fan]

MH have revealed their new business class product on their A330s. Finally, it's a product worth paying for!
Experience - Business Class - New Level of Comfort | Malaysia Airlines

 

[hummel]

Finally! It's hardly cutting edge it will do the job for a few years at least.

 

[MH_fan]

Looks similar to the product used by Swiss, Austrian, etc. At least it's fully flat and there's decent storage space. There's none on the current product, which is incredibly annoying!

 

[KitKat]

Shame about the SC earn with MH

 

[AndyMelb]

Looking forward to this! The current Business Class arrangement is dated.

Only 27 seats, it will be harder or more expensive for the MH Upgrade folk.

 

[MH_fan]

Shame about the SC earn with MH

I wonder if that was one of the reasons for the reduced SC earn...

 

[moa999]

Looking forward to this! The current Business Class arrangement is dated.

Only 27 seats, it will be harder or more expensive for the MH Upgrade folk.

Am a bit dubious about the 27 seats... Just can't see how you can fit the Vantage XL five across in an A330 (same product as QF Business Suite
Http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/au/...Right/masimage_14e6.img.jpg/1446531701504.jpg

Edit - the top pic shows it - a throne seat with desks either side, followed by a pair of seats with no desk...


Be interested to see if there is differential pricing on the couples seats as they are clearly inferior from a space perspective

 

[AndyMelb]

Am a bit dubious about the 27 seats... Just can't see how you can fit the Vantage XL five across in an A330 (same product as QF Business Suite
Http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/au/...Right/masimage_14e6.img.jpg/1446531701504.jpg

Edit - the top pic shows it - a throne seat with desks either side, followed by a pair of seats with no desk...


Be interested to see if there is differential pricing on the couples seats as they are clearly inferior from a space perspective

I will be surprised if differential pricing is offered.

 

[A330]

Am a bit dubious about the 27 seats... Just can't see how you can fit the Vantage XL five across in an A330 (same product as QF Business Suite
Http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/au/...Right/masimage_14e6.img.jpg/1446531701504.jpg

Edit - the top pic shows it - a throne seat with desks either side, followed by a pair of seats with no desk...

AFAIK these are Thomson Vantage seats rather than Vantage XL as seen on QF. It's the same model on EI who also have the same 5-abreast config on A330s.

 

[moa999]

That would explain it then.

Still think those couple seats are very very average

 

[dajop]

That would explain it then.

Still think those couple seats are very very average

On the LX version (A340), I found that the seat in the pairs that opens into the aisle (with the movable armrest) acceptable, and indeed comfortable, and as a side sleeper preferably such that my knees point into the open space when sleeping on my preferred side. But the seat in the pair that is fully enclosed (fixed armrests) on both sides, was terrible.

 

[MH_fan]

According to MH, they are planning to have all 15 A330s refurbished by Sep 2016. No additional info about whether premium economy will also be introduced on these planes.