Finnair has been busy since it announced its new business class seat (as well as its updated long haul cabins). The airline has announced that the refit programme has been completed.
The project included the launch of an entirely new Business Class seat, a brand-new Premium Economy cabin, and a refreshed Economy Class, coming in at €200 million.
The cabin features the Airlounge by Collins Aerospace in Business Class.
Collins Aerospace Airlounge Demonstrator seat
This fixed shell lounge seat offers a wide variety of seating and sleeping positions, allowing customers to make the space their own during a relaxing long-haul flight.
The aircraft also features seating HAECO Vector Premium in Premium Economy and HAECO Vector in Economy Class as new seats for those passengers.
Finnnair Premium Economy (HAECO Vector Prime)
Economy Class (HAECO Vector).
Economy Class and Beyond covered the Vector seat in a review in 2022.
The state-of-the-art cabin was first launched in 2022, and within the space of two years, has been rolled out to the airline’s entire long-haul fleet of A350s and A330s.
Customers can now enjoy a consistent Finnair experience on all of Finnair’s long-haul routes between Finnair’s home hub Helsinki, and the US, Middle East, and Asia.
The cabin has been inspired by Finnair’s Nordic design language and warm, dark, comforting colour scheme – following the palette and design of the airline’s non-Schengen lounges, unveiled at Helsinki Airport pre-pandemic.
In Quotes
Ole Orvér, Chief Commercial Officer of Finnair said:
“After just two years, it is fantastic to have completed the rollout of our new award-winning long-haul cabin.
“Since its launch in 2022, customer feedback on our revolutionary Business Class seat and brand-new Premium Economy cabin has been excellent, so we are proud to be able to offer the renewed cabin on flights to all our long-haul destinations.
“We also know our customers value consistency and reliability, so to offer a uniform cabin concept across our whole fleet is a huge step on our customer experience journey. Customer satisfaction with our long-haul cabins has increased significantly with the cabin renewal.”
Onto the Embraer fleet next
Finnair is continuing its investment in its fleet, with it turning to the Embraer E190 fleet which will receive cabin upgrades next.
These short-haul jets, operating flights to a range of Finnair’s popular Nordic destinations (and slightly beyond), will receive a brand-new cabin, inspired by the colours and design now seen across Finnair’s long-haul fleet.
Consistency is key
It’s great that Finnair has managed to cycle through its fleet of 17 Airbus A350 and eight A330-300 aircraft in a comparatively short two years, given the supply constraints in the system.
The move by Finnair gives it something that I like as a customer – a consistent product that will be the same on all long-distance aircraft – meaning I’m not researching what seat type is going to show up (with up to three seat types when the refurbishment was started).
With a consistent hard product, the focus can be on something that Finnair sometimes struggles with – a consistent soft product.
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