Feature: Business Class Cabins BUSINESS CLASS: WHO OFFERS WHAT
Air Canada Long-haul aircraft: B777 / B767 / A330 Business Class seats: 42 / 24 / 37 Configuration: 1-2-1 / 1-1-1 / 1-1-1 Seat type: Lie-flat seats, 75-inches long Extras: In-cabin bar on B777 Check-in: Dedicated business class desks, online, mobile phone Lounges: Access to the London Lounge at Heathrow, plus Maple Leaf lounges across network Alliance: Star Alliance
American Airlines Long-haul aircraft: B777 / B767 / B757 Business Class seats: 37 / 30 / 16 Configuration: 2-3-2 / 2-2-2 / 2-2 Seat type: Recaro next generation lie-flat seats, 58 to 61-inch pitch, 75-inch bed length, 171-degree recline Extras: Award-winning wines onboard; works closely with wine consultant Ken Chase and celebrity Check-in: Dedicated business class desks, self-service with bag drop, online, mobile boarding passes including check-in via iPhone and Android apps Lounges: More than 40 Admirals Club lounges worldwide, including one at Heathrow and the seven US destinations with direct AA flights from the UK Alliance: oneworld
ANA All Nippon Airways Long-haul aircraft: B777-300ER Business Class seats: 52 / 68 / 77 Configuration: 1-2-1 / 2-3-2 Seat type: Flat bed pod with lie-flat seat, 63-inch pitch Extras: In-cabin bar Check-in: Business class desks plus online option Lounges: Access to SAS lounge at Heathrow, plus ANA lounge at Tokyo Narita Alliance: Star Alliance
Air Canada
Air France Long-haul aircraft: A380 / A330 / A340 / B747 / B777 Configuration: 2-2-2 / 2-2-2 / 2-2-2 / 2-3-2 / 2-3-2 Seat type: Lie-flat, 175-degree recline on A380 and B777 (78.7-inch length); 171-degree reclining seats with 61-inch pitch on A330, A340 and B747 Extras: In-cabin bars on A380 Check-in: Self-service check-in; online Lounges: Access to SkyTeam lounge at Heathrow and other locations Alliance: SkyTeam
Air India Long-haul aircraft: B777 Business Class seats: 35 Configuration: 2-3-2 Seat type: Flatbed, 76-inches long Extras: Chauffeur transfers (restrictions apply) Check-in: Dedicated business class desks; online Lounges: Maharaja lounges at Heathrow, Delhi and Mumbai Alliance: Expected to join Star Alliance in 2011
Air New Zealand Long-haul aircraft: B777-200, B777-300 (replaces the B747) to and from London. Business Class seats: 26 / 44 Configuration: 1-2-1 / 1-2-1 Seat type: 79.5-inch lie-flat bed Extras: Chauffeur transfers (restrictions apply) Check-in: Dedicated business class desks Lounges: Access to Star Alliance lounges at Heathrow and United Airlines lounge in Hong Kong, plus own lounges in Los Angeles, Auckland, Christchurch, Sydney and Melbourne Alliance: Star Alliance
Alitalia Long-haul aircraft: B777 / B767 / A330 Business Class seats: 42 / 20 / 28 Configuration: 2-2-2 / 2-1-2 / 1-2-1 Seat type: 58-60 inch pitch; 21-55-inch seat width; 55 degree recline / lie flat / full flat. Check-in: Dedicated business class desks Lounges: SkyTeam lounge at Heathrow Alliance: SkyTeam
Arik Air Long-haul aircraft: A340-500 Business Class seats: 36 Configuration: 2-2-2 Seat type: Fully flatbed, 75-inch length Extras: Kira bar in business class cabin Check-in: Business class desks Lounges: Skylounge at Heathrow Terminal 4 Alliance: None
Austrian Long-haul aircraft: B777 / B767 Business Class seats: 49 / 30-36 Configuration: 2-3-2 / 2-2-2 Seat type: Lie-flat seats, varies in pitch and width Extras: Coffee House, "the most valuable boarding pass in the world", onboard chef and sommelier Check-in: Online, mobile, SMS Lounges: Use of Star Alliance lounges, plus own lounges in Vienna and Moscow Alliance: Star Alliance
BMI
Long-haul aircraft: A330 / A321 / A320 Business Class seats: 42 / 31 / 22 Configuration: 2-2-2 / 2-2 / 2-2 Seat type: Fully-flat beds on A330, with 80-inch pitch and 180-degree recline; cradle-style recliner seats on other aircraft with 50-inch pitch and 12-degree recline Extras: Chauffeur transfer service (restrictions apply) Check-in: Premium Check-in area, online, mobile Lounges: Flagship bmi international lounge at Heathrow’s T1 Alliance: Star Alliance
British Airways Long-haul aircraft: B747 / B777 / B767 / A318 Business Class seats: 52 or 70 / 36, 40 or 48 / 24 / 32 Configuration: 2-4-2 / 2-4-2 / 2-2-2 / 2-2 Seat type: Fully-flat beds, 72-inches long Extras: Ground to air connectivity for email, web and text communications on London City to New York all- business class service (A318), plus US immigration clearance during refuelling stop in Shannon Check-in: Business class desks, plus online option Lounges: Three British Airways lounges at London Heathrow T5, plus one at T3 and one at London Gatwick.
Has some overseas lounges, plus passengers have access to oneworld carrier lounges Alliance: oneworld
Cathay Pacific Long-haul aircraft: B777-300 / A330 Business Class seats: 39 for the A330 Seat type: Flatbeds, 82-inches long, 26.4-inches wide Check-in: Business class desks, online, mobile Lounges: Business class lounge access at Heathrow, plus across Cathay Pacific network; The Pier, The Wing and The Cabin lounges in Hong Kong Alliance: oneworld
Continental Continental has merged with United Airlines and the new airline is to be named United. Long-haul aircraft: B757 / B777 Business Class seats: 16 / 50 Configuration: 2-2 / 2-2-2 Seat type: Flatbed seats now installed on B777 and on B757s by the end of May; length 76-inches/78-inches Extras: Dedicated business class concierge; chauffeur transfer service to Heathrow (restrictions apply), or choice of complimentary room at airport hotel prior to departure, first class tickets on the Heathrow Express or seven days valet parking; mobile boarding pass (for mobile phones or PDAs) at Heathrow Check-in: Business class desks, plus online option Lounges: Access to President's Club lounges or affiliated airline lounges Alliance: Star Alliance
Continental Delta
Long-haul aircraft: B 767-400 / 767-300 Business Class seats: 40 / 35 Configuration: 1-2-1 / 2-2-2 Seat type: 180-degree full-flat beds, 77-inch pitch / 160-degree recline, 60-inch pitch Extras: Chauffeur transfers for London-New York passengers. Arrivals hotel at Heathrow Terminal 4 with Yotel including flat-screen TV, free wifi, work desk, en-suite bathroom with a monsoon rain shower and continental breakfast Check-in: Business class desks, plus online option Lounges: SkyTeam lounge at LHR Terminal 4 plus lounge access at Manchester Airport and London Gatwick Alliance: SkyTeam
EL AL Israel Airlines Long-haul aircraft: B747 / B777 / B767 / B757 Business Class seats: 49 / 35 / 22 / 16 Configuration: 2-3-2 or 2-2 / 2-3-2 / 2-2-2 / 2-2 Seat type: Lie-flat seats, 170-degree recline, pitch varies across aircraft Check-in: Desks and online Lounges: King David lounges at Heathrow and Tel Aviv, plus Paris, New York and Los Angeles Alliance: None
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