Qatar Airways to Upgrade Business Class Seats on A320 and A330-200 Aircraft
Wednesday, 12 March 2014
Qatar Airways Airbus A330 aircraft full flat business class seat
BERLIN – Qatar Airways announced it will upgrade of business class seats and entertainment systems on 7 Airbus A330-200 and 9 A320 aircraft part of the airlines’ “customer enhancement project” expected completion by the third quarter of 2014.

Akbar Al Baker, Qatar airways chief executive officer, said: “Qatar Airways is known for two key features – dynamic growth and a constant focus on top-quality service, where the customer is at the heart of everything we do.

“I firmly believe in providing our passengers with the best levels of service and the best available in-flight product.

 “And to deliver our five-star service in a consistent way is probably our greatest achievement and has been the foundation of our success to date.”

The business class will feature new 15.4” smart monitors and touch screen remote controller handsets, with dual screen mode. The seats also offer PC power, USB ports and connectivity for smart devices.

On A330 aircraft, the in-flight entertainment system will be upgraded to the Panasonic eX2 platform.

The A330 aircraft will also be fitted with on-board connectivity, with the installation of the Panasonic global communications suite.

Both the A330 and A320 will have SMS and MMS messaging feature.On the A330 aircraft, Economy Class will have e new seats will be fitted with new 10.6” monitors and handsets.

The upgraded A320 aircraft will operate on the Vienna, Tunis, Milan, Rome, Geneva and Maldives routes and the A330s will operate on the Barcelona, Osaka, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Phuket routes.
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