Vistara on Monday unveiled its new 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft that has a 12-inch seatback screen for in-flight entertainment, 31-inch seat pitch, and six-way headrest for better neck support in its economy class seats. The plane, which is the first of the six that the airline has ordered from Boeing, would be used on long-haul international routes by Vistara. It would be the first in India to have in-flight wifi services. The seat pitch – which is the distance between two rows – is of 44 inches in business class of this plane, which arrived in Delhi on February 29 from Boeing’s production facility in Everett, Washington.
In business class, the monitor is of 18-inch size in each of the 30 seats, which are lie-flat and in 1-2-1 configuration. Headset hook, stowage compartment, pull-out mirror and a large cocktail table are other features of a business class seat in the Dreamliner plane, which has the registration number VT-TSD. Just like seats of economy class, seats in business class and premium economy class in the planes have six-way headrest for enhanced neck support. The premium economy class has 2-3-2 seat configuration. Each seat would have a 13-inch monitor.
