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Air Transat celebrates 25 years with all-new cabin
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Canadian holiday travel airline Air Transat has unveiled the first of its Airbus A330s to feature a new, fully redesigned cabin interior as part of its quarter-century celebrations.
Club and economy passengers will enjoy improved comfort, notably roomier, ergonomically designed leather seats from ZIM Flugsitz, all with touchscreen-operated IFE systems. The aircraft will seat 333 in Economy and 12 in Club class, for a total of 345 passengers. The lavatories have also been entirely redesigned, as has the overall cabin, with the aim of better fulfilling travellers’ needs. A new mood lighting system employs sophisticated technology to vary cabin lighting levels and colours, smoothing the transitions between the various phases of a flight.
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“We care more than ever about our passengers’ in-flight experience, and the changes introduced today address our ultimate objective: to deliver valued-added tourism services and exceptional standards of quality,” explained Allen B. Graham, president and CEO of Air Transat. “As we introduce these cabin improvements, we also reiterate our commitment to providing best-in-class, professional in-flight services.”
Cabin interior refurbishments for the remainder of the Airbus A330 fleet will be completed gradually over a two-year period at a cost of US$4 million per aircraft. Three A330s with the new interiors will be in service by this summer, flying Air Transat’s Europe routes.
An added green bonus is that all of the A330s in the fleet will also be lighter once the cabin redesigns are complete, which will mean substantial fuel and cost savings. In the case of the first aircraft, the weight difference is two tonnes.
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