New Delhi: Air India on Thursday said it would invest USD 400 million to refurbish cabin interiors of entire legacy wide-body aircraft.
The refurbishment will see a complete overhaul of existing cabin interiors, including the addition of latest generation seats and best in-class inflight entertainment across all classes, a statement from the company said.
In addition, the refurbishment will see the introduction of a premium economy cabin on both fleets.
The first class cabin will also be retained on the 777s.
Air India has engaged leading London-based product design companies, JPA Design and Trendworks, to assist with the cabin interior design elements of the refurbishment programme, the statement from Tata-owned carrier said.
Campbell Wilson, MD and CEO, Air India said, “Under our Vihaan.AI transformation program, Air India has committed to attain the highest standards of product and service befitting of a world class airline. We know that, at present, the cabin product on our 40 legacy widebody aircraft falls short of this standard. Although the project commenced some months ago, we are delighted to now publicly announce this significant investment on a complete interior refit, and we are confident that, when revealed, the new interiors will delight customers and show Air India in a new light.’
‘We are working closely with partners to accelerate the refit process as fast as possible and, in the meantime, leasing in at least 11 new widebody aircraft with brand new interiors to improve our offering at the earliest opportunity,” he said.
