{"id":637,"date":"2012-05-18T08:31:05","date_gmt":"2012-05-18T12:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/?p=637"},"modified":"2020-06-22T17:39:31","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T21:39:31","slug":"air-transat-a330-redesign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/air-transat-a330-redesign\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Transat Unveils $50M Redesign of the A330"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Air<\/a><\/p>\n

Air Transat rolled out the red carpet this past Tuesday, May 15th inside a Toronto Pearson International Airport hanger, welcoming more than 500 travel VIPs to view the first of many redesigned A330 planes.<\/p>\n

Over the next two years, Air Transat will continue to roll out planes in the fleet, one by one, featuring new cabins, which are said to be much roomier and more comfortable. Three planes are set to take flight between Canada and Europe this summer.<\/p>\n

After gutting the interior of the planes, they\u2019ve installed a truly amazing lighting system that changes to give visual cues you aren\u2019t aware of\u2014to help lessen jet lag on long flights.\u00a0In keeping up with the competition, they\u2019ve now installed touch screen TVs on the backs of all seats\u20149-inch screens in Economy Class and 12-inch in its new Club Class. They also provide multi-lingual content to accommodate passengers flying from Europe to Canada.<\/p>\n

\"Air<\/a><\/p>\n

Richard\u00a0Vanderlubbe, tripcentral.ca\u2019s president, was there Tuesday to witness the big reveal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe seat pitch and width in economy is excellent,\u201d he said. \u201cI am 6\u20193\u201d with long legs and I fit just fine, and the seat design gave a bit more width than they currently have.\u201d He also told us that the headrest is quite flexible on height and positioning, which lets you to rest your neck while sitting or sleeping.<\/p>\n

\"Air<\/a><\/p>\n

By eliminating bulkheads and widening the aisles, the cabin is now much more spacious. The exit row seats have tons of legroom, and they\u2019re all made of Italian leather \u2013 very luxurious. In Club Class, the sides of the seats drop down to make it easier for passengers with less mobility. The floors at the entrance to the aircraft and in the lavatories have a flank-wood look to them. They are brighter and more spacious than before.<\/p>\n

The new Air Transat planes will now include a Service Director on all flights. The Service Director will be responsible for maintaining the highest level of in-flight customer service. They are highly trained professionals empowered to make decisions and solve challenges in the moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a dramatic improvement in the quality of the interior of the cabin,\u201d Richard said. \u201cCombined with a wide body comfort of the A330, it is a great way to travel.\u201d<\/p>\n

The newly designed cabins make the plane 2 tonnes lighter, which is a fantastic improvement in terms of fuel costs and savings. Unfortunately, you never know when or where one of these new Air Transat planes will show up. You can\u2019t book a specific aircraft. But the good news is that within the next 2 years, they\u2019ll all be redesigned and in the air.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Air Transat rolled out the red carpet this past Tuesday, May 15th inside a Toronto Pearson International Airport hanger, welcoming more than 500 travel VIPs to view the first of many redesigned A330 planes. Over the next two years, Air Transat will continue to roll out planes in the fleet, one by one, featuring new […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":""},"categories":[3543],"tags":[],"modified_by":"Iris Sinilong","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=637"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22313,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637\/revisions\/22313"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}