Air India Unveils New Business Class and First Class Cabins

Recently, Air India began a radical transformation to start a new era for the airline. With backing from Tata Group and Singapore Airlines, it’s set to merge with Vistara by March 2024, and will become India’s second largest airline.

This week, Air India revealed details about its newly designed cabins, as well as a new logo and livery, that will be rolled out over the coming years. 

Air India Unveils New Business Class Cabins

This week, Air India unveiled details of what passengers can come to expect with new seats on aircraft in the next few years.

The new Air India business class seat is poised to receive a significant upgrade from the current state of affairs.

The new business class cabin will be configured in a staggered 1-2-1 layout, offering all passengers direct aisle access.

The window seats alternate between being closer to the window and closer to the aisle, and the middle seats range from “honeymoon seats” that are close together to being further apart.

Notably, the business class seat will come with a fully closing door, a spacious surface area with wireless-charging capabilities, a lie-flat seat, and a stylish lamp.

Currently, Air India’s 777-300ER business class is rather uninspiring, and features a 2-2-2 layout without direct aisle access for each passenger.

The renderings of the new business cabin look fantastic, and Air India is shifting away from hard hits of red and beige into a much cleaner and airier grey and white cabin with pops of lilac.

Air India Unveils New First Class Cabins

Air India currently offers First Class on a couple of routes in their network, operated solely by 777-300ERs.

The good news is that the First Class cabins are also being refreshed; however, the downside is that the refresh is just a slightly upgraded clone of the new business class seat.

The First Class hard product is largely the same as the business class seat, save for a larger in-flight entertainment screen, an ottoman, and a darker colour palette.

The new First Class seats will be arranged in the same 1-2-1 staggered layout as business class, providing every passenger with direct aisle access, wireless charging, and a fully closing door.

Compared to the current state of Air India’s First Class cabin, this is still a positive change.

The current cabin…