World exclusive 🌍! By accident today I got to try out Finnair’s brand new Business Class. With the press release just a few weeks back no one had seen the physical product in the flesh if you like, until well, today! This is one of the very first commercial flights for crew familiarisation / cargo on the Helsinki to London route operated by AY’s Airbus A330. It’s retrofitted from their older now uncompetitive premium product, and presents one of the more unique J products in the industry. It’s dubbed the sky sofa, and the most controversial part is it doesn’t recline. It does however go fully lay flat which I’ll show you. So did I like it? I really did. It’s a wide seat, one of the widest… similar to SQ’s J product on their A350. There’s ample cubby space which is vital especially on long haul red eyes. There were also thoughtful touches like additional stowage space and wireless phone charging. But was it uncomfortable given it can’t recline? Well as this was only a tiny taster I can’t properly say. For the short time I had in the seat it felt like an armchair, but for a mid or long haul day flights where sleep isn’t the priority and you want to recline out, I’m still unsure. We shall have to wait until May for the first long haul flights to Singapore. What do you think?

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