Finnair Reveals Its Cabins for Its New Long-Haul Airbus Fleet
Photo Credit: Rendering of Finnair A350 Business class/Finnair Finnair
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Finnair respected the best features of the A350XWB by choosing to keep it simple, and roomy. We can only hope other airlines which will fly the A350 will be inspired by this approach.
Just after the A350XWB aircraft touched down at Helsinki Airport for a quick hello, national carrier Finnair announced its interiors cabins for this new aircraft. Finnair is the European launch customer for this new Airbus aircraft model.
Finnair plans to begin service on its first A350s in the second half of 2015, initially serving Shanghai, Bangkok, and Beijing, with Hong Kong and Singapore A350 service to be added in 2016. The airline has placed 11 firm orders and 8 options for A350 aircraft with Airbus, which will form the backbone of the company’s long-haul fleet and drive its expansion plans.
Room, Room, Room & Mood Lighting
Skift toured the A350XWB earlier this year during its Hamburg debut. We noted that it had plenty of room and we hoped airlines would use it well. It’s clear that Finnair felt the same. The airline went out of its way to respect the space and comfort features of the A350’s original design concept, resulting in optimized cabins, which provi
