Japan Airlines introduces new first and business class cabins… with double bed suites that feel like luxury hotel rooms and headrest speakers

Japan Airlines has introduced its new first class cabins. First class passengers will soon be able to enjoy a double bed in their “exclusive” suite in the sky.

The unveiling of the suite is part of a wider unveiling of the new interior of the Japanese airline’s new Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, which will soon become the airline’s new flagship for international flights.

The launch is scheduled to take place before the end of the year on the route between Tokyo (HND) and New York (JFK).

Japan Airlines (JAL), named the world’s fifth best airline at this year’s Aviation Oscars, says the interior of the A350-1000 is designed to “immerse customers in the elegance of Japanese aesthetics and envelop them in tranquility, creating a tranquil atmosphere that embodies the beauty of Japan.”

It says the new first and business class cabins are “spacious yet completely private environments.”

The airline has introduced a world-first built-in stereo system (pictured in first class) to enable passengers to enjoy in-flight entertainment without headphones

Japan Airlines’ new Airbus A350-1000 aircraft (pictured above) is expected to take off on the Tokyo (HND) to New York (JFK) route before the end of the year.

First-class passengers can enjoy a “stress-free” environment in one of the six luxury suites, which have privacy doors, as shown in the renderings. “When you close the door, the large and completely private space feels like entering a luxury hotel room,” says JAL.

The new seats can be converted into a sofa, single bed or double bed, the airline said, and coats can be hung in the suite’s private closets.

There’s also a “headphone-less stereo with integrated headrest speakers” so passengers can watch movies without headphones.

These two photos show the first storage areas; Coats can be hung in the suite’s private closets

Business class seats (shown in the two images above) can be extended to “bed mode” with a length of approximately 198 cm (78 inches) and “enough space at the foot end”.

The business class seats have built-in headrest speakers for customers to enjoy

Just like the First Class Suites, the Business Class Suites are also equipped with doors for added privacy. And in the middle rows between the seats are “electric privacy dividers” that roll up or down depending on whether travelers are sitting next to travel companions.

The seats can be extended in “bed mode” with a length of approximately 198 cm (78 inches) and “sufficient space in the foot area.’ It should “provide a comfortable sleep experience with pillow structures that evenly distribute body pressure.”

In Business Class, following First Class, there is also a closet to hang clothes and a stereo system without headphones.

The business class suites have a wardrobe and “electric privacy screens”.

First and Business Class passengers have access to complimentary lounge wear (left). New amenity packages for luxury passengers designed by Japanese lifestyle brand Heralbony (right)

Premium economy cabins have power seats and privacy dividers “to greatly enhance each individual space.”

The new economy seat (above) is said to offer “improved” legroom and comfort

First and Business Class passengers have access to complimentary loungewear and new amenity packages from Japanese lifestyle brand Heralbony.

JAL also revealed what passengers can expect from its new Premium Economy and Economy cabins. The former has seats with powered reclining functions and privacy dividers “to significantly enhance each individual room.”

JAL already offers an impressive economy seat — it won “best economy seat” at this year’s Skytrax Awards — so the new seat should have plenty of fans, too. It will offer “enhanced” legroom and comfort and feature “the largest 13-inch 4K monitor in its class,” JAL said.