Travellers flying on Alaska Airlines starting q4 will enjoy new aircraft seats that feature a private space-enhancing design and are equipped with power outlets.
The airline is likewise nearing a choice on an enhanced in-flight entertainment system as a way to allow customers to observe movies, television shows and other programming streamed to any Wi-Fi-enabled device.
The $100 million project to upgrade the cabins on all of Alaska’s Boeing 737-800, -900 and -900ER aircraft is anticipated to be finished by the tip of 2014.
“Passengers have responded very favourably to the innovative and comfy Recaro seats on our 737-900ERs.
“Two other features we all know they would like probably the most are power for his or her electronic devices and enhanced in-flight entertainment,” said Joe Sprague, Alaska Airlines’ vp of selling.
“Upgrading our other Next Generation 737 aircraft with Recaro seats, together with adding seat power and a much better in-flight entertainment system, will complement our award-winning personal service and make flying more enjoyable for our customers.”
Alaska Airlines became the North America launch customer for the most important cabin Recaro seat when the carrier took delivery of its first Boeing 737-900ER in November 2012.
The seat’s slimmer design and site of the literature pocket on the top of the seatback enables Alaska to reconfigure its cabins while maintaining the similar passenger comfort standards and private space which are on its aircraft today.
Six seats would be added to the airline’s 737-800s and nine seats to its 737-900s.
Alaska would be the only U.S. airline to supply power outlets at every seat on its equipped aircraft, in order to include nearly three-quarters of the fleet.
The outlets, supplying both 110-volt and USB power for tablets and smart phones, shall be conveniently located at the seatback in front of every passenger.
The in-flight entertainment solution into consideration will allow programming to be streamed wirelessly from a server onboard the aircraft to any Wi-Fi-enabled device, including passengers’ own laptops, tablets and smart phones in addition to tablets provided by Alaska.
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