Korean Air announced it has finally completed a six-year long retrofitting project aimed at enhancing cabin features and seats on most of its passenger aircraft.
Out of the carrier’s fleet of 68 new or refurbished aircraft, 49 aircraft, comprised of a mixture of Boeing B777s, B747s and Airbus A330s, have all been enhanced. The remaining 19 aircraft are new. The carrier has a total of 106 passenger aircraft.
The project replaced more than 14,000 seats with new products such as the Kosmo Suites, Kosmo Sleepers and Sleeper seats in first class, Prestige Sleepers and Prestige Plus in Prestige class (business) and new economy seats in economy class, and has introduced the upgraded AVOD inflight entertainment system.
During the first phase, between 2005 and 2008, 17 B747s were refurbished. Then, between 2009 and 2011, 13 B777s and 19 A330s were improved.
Now, the carrier has a total of 17 refurbished B747-400s, 18 B777-200ERs nine of which are new and nine that have been refurbished, 10 B777-300ERs out of which six are new and four have been refurbished, 16 refurbished A330-300s and seven A330-200s, four of which are new and three have been enhanced.
At the end of May, the carrier is also scheduled to receive an A380, the first out of a total of 10. By year end, the carrier will have taken delivery of four more superjumbos, with the remaining five to arrive throughout 2014.
For Business Traveller's coverage of Korean Air's A380 inflight offerings, click here and here.
For more information, visit www.koreanair.com
Alisha Haridasani
