ANA: Boeing 787s fitted for domestic routes
18-Jan-2012 ANA, which in September 2011 became the first airline in the world to receive delivery of the new Boeing 787, and which is currently the only airline in the world operating commercial flights with the aircraft, today announces it will be introducing 787s specially fitted out for domestic flights.(*1). These aircraft are fitted with 335 seats, 12 in Premium Class (*2) and 323 in Economy Class.
On these aircraft, ANA will also be introducing newly designed seats in Economy Class. These new slim, light-weight seats will give passengers more legroom compared to existing Economy Class seats on domestic flights.
Following on from our routes in fiscal 2011 launched between Haneda and the destinations of Okayama, Hiroshima, Itami, Yamaguchi-Ube and Matsuyama, ANA plans to introduce further routes between Haneda and the airports of Fukuoka, Kumamoto and Kagoshima in the first half of fiscal 2012. In the second half of the year, ANA will continue to introduce new domestic destinations as well as international services for the 787 as we take new deliveries of the aircraft. ANA hopes that all of our passengers will look forward to enjoying comfortable flights with ANA's growing 787 fleet.
*1 ANA plans to introduce aircraft specially fitted for domestic routes from April 2012 onwards. 787s fitted out for domestic routes are not equipped with bidet toilets.
*2 On some domestic flights, Premium Class on the 787 will use ANA Business Cradle seats, as per the specifications for international flights.