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THE REVIEW<br />
I N T H E A I R<br />
Virgin and Delta up<br />
the ante on US routes<br />
UK DEBUT FOR NEW ANA CABINS<br />
ALL Nippon Airways (ANA) will <strong>The</strong> airline says the new first<br />
debut its new business and first class Suites are inspired by luxury<br />
class seating on services between Japanese hotels, with new features<br />
London and Tokyo in <strong>Aug</strong>ust. including privacy doors and<br />
<strong>The</strong> new first class product, 43-inch 4K screens. <strong>Business</strong> class<br />
<strong>The</strong> Suite, and business class seat, ‘Rooms’ are in a forward and<br />
<strong>The</strong> Room (pictured), will be fitted rear-facing configuration and have<br />
on 12 B777-300ER aircraft, the first privacy doors that can be adjusted<br />
of which will fly between London so passengers can dine together<br />
and Tokyo Haneda from <strong>Aug</strong>ust 2. or conduct meetings.<br />
FLIGHTS operated by Virgin<br />
Atlantic's new A350s and<br />
featuring its new-look Upper<br />
Class cabins are now on<br />
sale, with the aircraft due<br />
to enter service between<br />
London Heathrow and New<br />
York JFK on <strong>Sept</strong>ember 10.<br />
Four A350s will join the<br />
airline’s fleet by the end of<br />
<strong>2019</strong> to operate daily flights<br />
between London and New<br />
York. <strong>The</strong> airline will take<br />
delivery of a further eight<br />
A350’s from 2020-2021.<br />
<strong>The</strong> A350 is the first Virgin<br />
Atlantic aircraft to feature a<br />
new social space, the Loft,<br />
as well as new Upper Class<br />
suites with window-facing<br />
seats and privacy screens.<br />
Meanwhile, Virgin's joint<br />
venture partner Delta Air<br />
Lines will bring its new cabin<br />
concepts to the UK for the<br />
first time this winter. Its four<br />
upgraded seat products –<br />
Delta One, Delta Premium<br />
Select, Delta Comfort+ and<br />
Main Cabin – will feature on<br />
services from London to<br />
Atlanta (from November 13),<br />
New York-JFK (Nov 17) and<br />
Boston (Nov 21).<br />
manUfacTUring hUb becomes<br />
heaThrow's laTesT china link<br />
CHINA Southern has commenced services between<br />
London Heathrow and Zhenghou in eastern China.<br />
<strong>The</strong> twice-weekly service to the Chinese manufacturing<br />
hub is the only direct operation from Europe. Some<br />
70% of the world’s Apple iPhones are manufactured in<br />
the city and it is a key player in the textiles industry.<br />
Heathrow now has 13 direct services to destinations<br />
across China, having more than doubled since 2018.<br />
4%<br />
of passenger traffic travelled<br />
in airlines' premium classes<br />
<strong>The</strong> number of<br />
passengers flying in<br />
premium cabins has<br />
dropped marginally, to<br />
4% for the first four<br />
months of <strong>2019</strong>, down<br />
from 4.1% a year ago.<br />
IATA's latest Financial<br />
Monitor also shows<br />
that premium traffic<br />
accounts for 27.4% of<br />
total international<br />
passenger revenues<br />
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