The United Arab Emirates flag carrier has tried to ease apprehensions about narrowbody comfort levels against wider aircraft through its implementation of lie-flat cabins in first and business class.

Entering service later this year as part of a wider growth strategy at the revered Middle Eastern airline, Etihad's A321LRs will benefit passengers not only in terms of the quality of seated accommodation that they will provide, but also in the field of WiFi connectivity. These announced acquisitions are now the only obstacle preventing the carrier from providing an equivalent widebody jet service to all their customers.

In an announcement earlier today, Etihad Airways revealed more information than ever before on the three-class layout it intends to install on its forthcoming Airbus A321LR narrowbody twinjets. The most comprehensive change in this ship addition includes two first-class suites which are shown in the accompanying photo. These new sections will occupy the front row of the cabin area to give superior passengers additional space.

The Mint Studio in the first row of JetBlue's Airbus A321LR twinjets is similar in concept; it utilizes the infrastructure of a typical business class seat but has more space because there isn't another seat in front of it. A major advantage of this product is its bigger touchscreen (measuring 20 inches as opposed to 17.3 inches). Company leader Antonoaldo Neves from Etihad Airways declared

The upcoming Airbus A321LR narrowbody planes from Etihad will feature first class suites described as private bedrooms which combine sliding doors, lie-flat beds, raised dining facilities and personal design features. The debut of widebody first class features on a narrowbody aircraft through this 2.2 marks Etihad's dedication to present a consistent experience across all its fleet. A total of twenty flat beds for business-class passengers extend behind the two first-class areas.

Like the First Suites, these are laid out two-abreast in a 1-1 configuration, with every single seat offering direct access to the aisle of the aircraft. This was a notable absence of many early premium narrowbody products, which shows the progress made in this sector. Both the first class and business class seats offer Bluetooth headphone pairing and wireless charging, with beds that measure 78 inches long. Per ch-aviation, Etihad's A321neo fleet has the following makeup.

If economy class passengers onboard Etihad's A321LR aircraft thought that the extra space used to accommodate the First Suites and business class flatbeds meant that they would have less space People will discover with relief that the situation does not match their expectations upon establishing their independence. Indeed, according to Etihad, the 144 economy class seats that it is fitting its A321LRs with are among the widest in the sector, measuring 18.3 inches.

These seats allow for a generous reclining position and passengers can view the carrier's inflight entertainment through the 13.3-inch touch screen display as shown in the image provided above.
Etihad proves its dedication to offer widebody comfort across all classes by providing universal USB charging at each seat. In terms of connectivity, the airline's partnership with Viasat ensures the provision of high-speed WiFi that runs at speeds of up to 1 Gbps