Lufthansa improves seats

Lufthansa improves seats

JAKARTA (JP): Lufthansa German Airlines has announced that it
has spent DM 330 million (US$206 million) on new passenger seats
in its aircraft to provide more comfort for passengers during
long flights.

Lufthansa's visiting vice president for the Asia Pacific
region, Manfred Reimer, said on Friday the new seats would be
placed in the first, business and economy classes in Lufthansa's
long-haul fleet.

"The new seats in first class can be converted into six-and-a-
half-feet beds. Each unit can also be converted into a workplace,
as it includes a power outlet to install a laptop," he said.

Refitting the Lufthansa 48 aircraft in its long-haul fleet
with the new seats, he said, will be gradual, and is expected to
be completed by May.

Reimer said that Lufthansa has also improved its services by
offering wider choices of inflight dining and showers in its
lounges in Frankfurt and Munich. (gis)