Summary Airlines can adopt unique configurations for business class to enhance passenger experience. All Nippon Airways' "The Room" features backward-facing seats with privacy doors. JetBlue's Mint business class includes lie-flat seats in a unique diagonal configuration.
Traveling in business class transports you into a new realm of comfort and enjoyment. For airlines worldwide, the development of the onboard experience can differentiate an airline from the competition. Airlines can adopt multiple configurations to deliver a delightful business class experience.
Most airlines adopt the 1-2-1 configuration for their first and business class cabins, which enables all passengers to have direct aisle access. However, Simple Flying decided to investigate the carriers that have chosen some peculiar adaptations of business class that even raise the eyebrows of the most Frequent Fliers . 1 Top & Tailing All Nippon Airways (ANA) One of Japan's two major carriers, All Nippon Airways , debuted a business class cabin on its Boeing 777 fleet designed to provide an in-flight sanctuary for its passengers.
Named "The Room," these suites carved out a dedicated area for passengers to both feed included and remain private when required. Onboard, the window seats are positioned so that every other passenger remains facing backward, with your feet going under the side table of the passenger in front or behind them. Additional highlights included a wife sofa and 24-inch high-definition entertainm.