Feature: Business Class Cabins BUSINESS CLASS: WHO OFFERS WHAT
Manchester and Newcastle; bmi Euroclass lounge at Edinburgh; Aviance lounge at Birmingham; Lufthansa lounges in Frankfurt, Munich and Dusseldorf Alliance: Star Alliance
Malaysia Airlines Long-haul aircraft: B747 Business Class seats: 39 Configuration: 2-3-2 and 2-2 Seat type: nine-degree lie-flat beds, 74-inches long Check-in: Business class desks, plus online option Alliance: None
Oman Air Long-haul aircraft: A330 Business Class seats: 20 Configuration: 1-2-1 Seat type: Fully-flat beds, 82-inch pitch, 22-inches wide Extras: Chauffeur service (restrictions apply) Check-in: Business class desks, plus online option Lounges: Muscat lounge at home hub Alliance: None
Qantas Long-haul aircraft: A380 / B747 Business Class seats: 72 on A380s Configuration: 2-2-2 Seat type: Fully-flat beds up to 80-inch pitch Extras: Peter Morrissey-designed sleeper suits on selected sectors, amenity kit featuring products from Malin + Goetz, onboard lounge area, self-service bar, Neil Perry menu, over 1,000 entertainment options via the in-flight entertainment system, power outlet (adapter required for UK plugs) and USB Charger Check-in: Dedicated business class desks at the airport, online check-in option, mobile check-in option Lounges: Access to more than 130 business lounges worldwide including domestic lounges Alliance: oneworld
Royal Brunei Airlines Long-haul aircraft: B777 Business Class seats: 30 Configuration: 2-2-2 Seat type: Sleeper seats, 57-inch seat pitch with 21-inch width Check-in: Dedicated business class desks Lounges: Access to The Etihad Lounge at Heathrow, Terminal 4 Skylounge in Brunei and Marhaba Lounge in Dubai. Business Class lounges available across the Royal Brunei network Alliance: none
Saudi Arabian Airlines Long-haul aircraft: B777 Business Class seats: 38 Configuration: 2-3-2 Seat type: Sleeper seats Check-in: Lounges: Use of Virgin Atlantic lounge at Heathrow; dedicated Saudi Arabian Airlines lounges at home hubs Alliance: None
plus access to Star Alliance lounge at London Heathrow, Servisair lounge at Manchester, a lounge at Birmingham and bmi lounge at Dublin Alliance: Star Alliance
TAM Airlines Long-haul aircraft: B777 / A330 Business Class seats: 56 / 36 Configuration: 2-3-2 / 2-2-2 Seat type: 63-inch pitch, 20.2-inch width, 70-inches long at lie-flat angle Extras: Chauffeur transfers to/from Heathrow (restrictions apply) Check-in: Business class desks Lounges: Star Alliance lounge access at Heathrow T1, plus across TAM network Alliance: Star Alliance
TAP Portugal Long-haul aircraft: A330 / A340 Business Class seats: 24 / 36 Configuration: 2-2-2 Seat type: Lie-flat seats Check-in: Dedicated business class/STAR alliance desks, plus online option Lounges: Lounge access at Manchester from June, plus Heathrow and Gatwick, home hubs and various Star Alliance lounges worldwide Alliance: Star Alliance
Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines Long-haul aircraft: A380 / B777 Business Class seats: 60 / 42 Configuration: 1-2-1 / 1-2-1 or 2-2-2 Seat type: Fully-flat beds on A380 and B777-300ERs, all 76-inches long Check-in: Business class desks, plus online option Lounges: SilverKris and Star Alliance lounges at Heathrow, plus SilverKris lounges in Singapore Alliance: Star Alliance
Qantas
Qatar Airways Long-haul aircraft: B777 / A340 / A330 Business Class seats: Not supplied Configuration: 2-2-2 on all aircraft Seat type: 76.4-inches-long flat bed with 177-degree recline on B777; 76-inch-long seat, 165-degree recline on A340; on A330 seat length varies from 70 to 79 inches, recline varies from 159 to 165 degrees Check-in: Dedicated business class desks, online Lounges: Separate Premium Terminal in Doha Alliance: None
South African Airways Long-haul aircraft: A340 Business Class seats: 24, 38 or 42 Configuration: 2-2-2 Seat type: 78-inch flatbed/lieflat seats Check-in: Business class desks, plus online options Lounges: Lounge access in UK departure points and home hubs Alliance: Star Alliance
Swiss International Air Lines Long-haul aircraft: A319 / A320 / A321 / A330 / A340 Business Class seats: 60 / 64 / 68 / 42-45 /47-48 Configuration: 3-3 / 3-3 / 2-2 or 3-3 / 1-2-1 or 2-2-2 / 2-2-2 or 1-2-1 Seat type: Varies between European and intercontinental aircraft; new seats with air pillow systems to adjust comfort to personal preference and massage function are currently being rolled out across key routes Check-in: Business class desks, online, mobile and BlackBerry check in and boarding passes Lounges: SWISS lounges in Zurich, Geneva and Basel,
United Airlines Long-haul aircraft: B747 / B767 / B777 Business Class seats: 52 / 26 / 49 Configuration: 2-4-2 and 2-2 / 2-2-2 / 2-4-2 Seat type: Lie-flat seats on B747 and B767; also coming soon to B777 Check-in: Business class desks, plus online option Lounges: Access to United Red Carpet Club and Star Alliance partner lounges Alliance: Star Alliance
Virgin Atlantic Long-haul aircraft: A340 / B747 / A330 Business Class seats: 34 or 45 / 14 from Gatwick; 54 from Heathrow Configuration: Individual to each aircraft Seat type: Fully-flat, 79.5-inch bed, 33-inch width Extras: Chauffer transfers (restrictions apply), onboard bars on most flights, Upper Class wing at London Heathrow including private security channel at Heathrow Check-in: Dedicated business class desks, online, Drive-Thru check-in at Heathrow, Gatwick, Lagos and Johannesburg (restrictions apply) Lounges: Ten Virgin Atlantic Clubhouses worldwide including flagship lounge at Heathrow and new Clubhouse at Gatwick. Others at JFK, Newark, Washington, San Francisco, Boston, Johannesburg, Tokyo and Hong Kong. Virgin Revivals arrivals lounge at Heathrow Alliance: none
Virgin Atlantic
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