There’s a growing trend in airlines to put what have traditionally been considered first class touches into business class, most of these leaning into the privacy aspects of pointy end travel. Individual pods, privacy screens, even privacy doors are making their way into business. Now, the airline that took out the award for the world’s best business class at this year’s World Airline Awards is about to make its seats even better.
The next generation QSuite. Unveiling its new Qsuite Next Gen at the key global aviation industry event, the Farnborough International Airshow 2024, Qatar Airways Group has taken the privacy trend and run with it, hard. The Qsuite Next Gen will be featured onboard the Qatar Airways’ Boeing B777-9 aircraft by next year and includes taller, digitally controlled dividers.
But the “suites” also include increased capacity for communal activities during long haul. In the centre seats, there’s the Quad Suite, which allows families or groups of up to four to combine their spaces. A redesign means this feature is now equipped with movable 4K OLED Panasonic Astrova IFE screens, Panasonic’s newest premium entertainment, control and communications product, which can be repositioned to the side to create a large social and productivity space.
The Quad Suite also features increased-size lie-flat double beds, thanks to this tech. Families or groups of four can share the trip. Meanwhile, the window-adjacent seats can form the Companion Suite, turnin.