Korean Air Introduces Airbus 321neo with Fully Lie-flat Business Seats

Korean Air recently received its first Airbus 321neo, equipped with fully lie-flat seats in business class, making it the first Korean airline to offer the feature on a narrowbody aircraft.

The airline’s first A320 Family aircraft is a single-aisle narrowbody with a total of 182 seats, and will mostly operate on short-haul routes, including Southeast Asia, China and Japan.

According to the company, the A321neo will present a pleasurable flight experience for short-haul travelers by providing inflight internet (available for purchase from the first half of next year), a sophisticated cabin interior, and advanced personal inflight entertainment systems.

Korean Air’s Executive Vice President and Chief Safety & Operation Officer, Soo Keun Lee, said the aircraft will be a great asset to the airline’s fleet, network and passengers.

“This fuel-efficient, next-generation A321neo will bring our customers’ experience to a new level with the award-winning Airspace cabin and fully lie-flat business class seats,” Lee said.

On his part, Christian Scherer, Airbus Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Airbus International, said that by adding the A321neo to its fleet, Korean Air will benefit from enhanced operational efficiency and the highest levels of in-flight comfort.

“With the A321neo’s per-seat fuel improvements of at least 25 percent compared with Korean Air’s previous generation same-sized fleet, the airline will reduce its operating costs significantly, as well as emissions at the same time,” he said.

Danae Airlines S.A. is the GSA (General Sales Agent) of Korean Air for Greece.