Customers flying to Boston over the weekend were the first to experience British Airways’ very latest seats and cabins following the first complete refit of one of the airline’s Boeing 777-200s.
The aircraft was the first of 18 to be fitted with British Airways’ recently launched First cabin, new World Traveller and World Traveller Plus cabins and the airline’s latest Thales inflight entertainment system. The refurbishment will continue through the spring of 2013.
The multi-million pound refurbishment gives the 18 Boeing 777-200s the same contemporary interiors as British Airways six brand new Boeing 777-300ERs. BA has a total of forty-six 777-200s.
Frank van der Post, British Airways’ managing director, brands and customer experience, said, “This exciting and ambitious refit now brings our 777s right up to date, with new interiors and the very latest inflight entertainment system."
Over the next five years British Airways will be investing more than $6 billion in new aircraft, smarter cabins, elegant lounges, and new technologies to make life more comfortable in the air and on the ground.
It takes British Airways’ Cardiff-based engineers, at the airline’s Welsh maintenance base, approximately one month to complete the conversion of the 777’s seats and interiors and replace them with the airline’s very latest cabins.
Each aircraft will also have a staggering 13 kilometres of wiring removed and new fiber optic cables installed to power the new inflight entertainment system.
New widescreens will be fitted in Club World and customers flying on these refitted Boeing 777-200s will also be able to experience the airline’s sophisticated new First cabin.
The Thales in-flight entertainment system offers over 700 hours of movies, TV and music options on demand; more than 230 TV programs, 70 films and 400 CDs, providing customers with 50 percent more choice on movies and doubling the range of TV and music options, as well as plug and play technology.
With direct flights from San Diego to England, Southern California travels will have a more comfortable flight. For more information check out British Airways.
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