The Middle East is noted for its luxury full-service carriers - although it does have low-cost carriers as well. Now, even Saudi Arabia's low-cost airline, flyadeal , is considering introducing premium economy seating to its upcoming long-haul flights. This would first be introduced in its impending order for wide-body jets (the decision is expected to be made at the end of the month).
flyadeal considering premium economy on new widebody aircraft Flyadeal may be a low-cost airline, but that apparently doesn't stop the Saudi Arabian airline from considering offering premium economy seating on its up coming wide-body aircraft fleet. “We'll look at a small premium cabin for our wide-bodies. I'm talking about something akin to an Economy Plus or a Premium Economy type of product.
Once the flight is over four or five hours, there is a small segment that sits there and says, 'I don't want to be in an Economy seat, I want a bit more space',” - Steven Greenway, CEO Currently, Flyadeal mostly operates a fleet of narrowbody Airbus A320-200s and A320neos, with A321neos on order. The airline is soon to place an order for widebody aircraft, with the airline currently choosing between the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and the Airbus A330neo. Flyadeal's chief executive told The National that the decision to buy is coming down to getting the best contracts for the jet engines.
The order is expected to be for 15 widebodies aircraft, and clinching the deal is thought to be very close. Aircraft eng.