Eva Air's announcement: by 2025 a super premium economy on 787-9s flying between Milan and Taipei
Any day now, starting March 1, Eva Air will also have a Premium Economy cabin in service on the Boeing 787-9. The [...]
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Any day now, as of March 1, Eva Air Will also have a premium economy cabin in service on the Boeing 787-9. The debut will be on a regional route, the Taipei-Jakarta.
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But, according to the company's president, Clay Sun, in a press release, the product "will also be available in the near future on routes from Taiwan to Vienna, Munich, San Francisco and (what Italian travelers are most interested in, ed.) Milan".
The carrier (which in 1992 was the first in the world to introduce a 'middle ground' between Economy and Business called 'Evergreen Deluxe Class') already has Premium Economy in service on its entire fleet of as many as 33 Boeing 777-300ERs, where there are as many as 64 or 56 premium seats, depending on the configuration, with 8 seats per row (2-4-2). It is, however, in the case of the 777, a rather dated product, including in terms of row space (38 inches, or 96 centimeters) and screen size of the IFE (11 inches).
Instead, the Premium Economy that will debut March 1 on the 787-9 will be an entirely new product, and which promises to be among the best of those available on the long haul. Each of the 28 Recaro R5 seats 'cradle' (i.e., with the back side of the seat rigid), 6 inch recline (15 centimeters), Has a seat width of 19.5 inches (49.5 centimeters) And a screen for the IFE as large as 15.6 in.. The distance between rows of 42 inches (106 centimeters) is among the most extensive available in the world in this class of service.
The headrests have a 'flap' on both sides for added privacy. Seat features also include. An adjustable leg support, a universal power socket and a Usb-A socket. Each of the four rows of Premium will have seven seats (2-3-2).
The cabin is available on the 787-9 that arrived a few days ago in the Taiwanese carrier's fleet and will, of course, be available on the other 787-9s that are expected in the fleet by 2029. Instead, it will be Installed as an upgrade on the four 787-9s that are already in service, which will see their capacity reduced from 304 seats (26 in Business and 278 in Economy) to 278 seats (26 in Business, 28 in Premium Economy and 224 in Economy). In other words, Eva Air will 'sacrifice' 56 Economy seats to make room for 28 Premium Economy seats.
Instead, the 12 Boeing 787-10s (and the five others expected by 2029) will remain in the current two-class configuration, which includes 34 Business and 308 Economy seats for a total capacity of 342 seats.
The date of the arrival of Premium Economy on the 4 weekly flights with which Eva connects Milan and Taipei on a weekly basis is not yet there. The Flight Club checked the carrier's schedule. until the end of December To find that, at present, the only two classes on sale and bookable are Business and Economy. An announcement about this is likely to come in the next few weeks, with more 787-9s equipped with the new cabin arriving in the fleet.
