Enclosed suites are the latest new trend that represents the next level of Business Class travel with a private space with doors that can be closed off from the outside world.
Featuring beds where you can sleep and all mod cons at your fingertips, these luxury spaces are the best way to travel.
The BusinessClass.com guide to the best suites in the sky:
ANA The Room
Inspired by Japanese heritage and Western design principles, ANA The Room is one of the world’s most relaxing cabin spaces. One of the routes is offered on the Boeing 777-300ER which flies from Tokyo to New York. ANA’s new Business Class cabin is impressive, with 64 seats. At the front of the plane is a mini-cabin with eight seats spread across two rows in a 1-2-1 configuration so if you happen to sit in the middle seats you can pull down the dividers to separate the seats and close the aisle doors to ensure privacy or bring it down so you can chat to your neighbour. Many passengers prefer the two-row mini-cabin as it is much more intimate and quieter than the large cabin. Then there is the main cabin with 40 seats spread across 10 rows. Finally, the rear cabin has 16 seats spread across four rows.
While privacy is the aim of the suites, each guest can enjoy a roomy and secluded environment with innovative comfort. Having their own door separating the surrounding seats gives the feel of a private suite in a five-star hotel, where you can be social or simply close your door and forget you are even flying. ANA provides pjs in Business Class and there is also a "Globetrotter" brand amenity kit placed on each seat. The colour scheme is very corporate with wooden panels and black seats with blue cushions. All the features and its design come together in a very clean and neat package.
Read the BusinessClass.com expert review of ANA Business Class
Qatar Airways QSuites
Privacy and space are why many choose a Business Class seat, and QSuites are among the best in class. QSuites are designed in Qatar’s signature burgundy and grey and enhanced with elegant and warm rose gold detailing. The seat itself is hand-stitched Italian leather with satin rose gold finishing. All suites have ambient mood lighting, fully lie-flat beds and generous storage space.
Four QSuites in the centre section combine to become a Quad, a fully adaptable private space with movable panels to transform your space into a social area. This includes a double bed perfect for travelling couples. However, if you want some privacy, the space can be re-configured into individual spaces and put up a do not disturb sign for the rest of your journey. Passengers find White Company pjs on the flight and inflight entertainment with 4,000 media to choose from. Each business class flyer gets an Italian luxury amenity kit designed by BRIC’s and Castello Monte Vibiano brimming with skincare products and in-flight necessities, so you arrive fresh at your destination.
Read the BusinessClass.com expert review of Qatar Airways Business Class
Delta One Suites
Delta One is an international business class product available on all international long-haul flights as well as transcontinental flights between New York and Los Angeles or San Francisco. Each Delta One seat is easily adjustable for dining, work, or rest. Delta One Suites showcase 180-degree flat-bed seats and a blanket and an oversized duvet as well as a down-alternative pillow. There’s room to stretch out on the comfortable seats and even go to sleep for a while.
The Delta One suite features full-height doors and privacy dividers between the centre seats. Others have aisle access. There’s no chance to be bored with the Delta Studio covering entertainment during the flight. Each passenger is given a TUMI amenity kit, offering eyeshades, socks, LE LABO facial mist and lip balm for all travel needs.
Read the BusinessClass.com expert review of Delta Business Class
JetBlue Mint Suite
Now that American airline Jetblue offers a new European route on the Airbus A321LR, the transatlantic flight is made even more comfortable by the wonderful Jetblue Mint. Each Mint Suite has a seat featuring Tuft & Needle's T&N adaptive foam cushions, memory foam pillow and blanket and aisle access and for complete privacy. Shut off the world with a sliding door. Entertainment is covered with a 17-inch screen. There is additional lighting and phone charger points. with dedicated storage and space for shoes, a laptop and accessories. Not to mention ample space for stowing your stuff and keeping organised during the flight. Each passenger is given a wellness kit from Wanderfuel bursting with essentials.
Furthermore, the new front-row Mint Studio™ boasts a 22-inch screen - the largest on a U.S. airline—and an extra seat and space to work, lounge and entertain a fellow traveller. There is also a mirrored vanity to make sure you are ready to step off the plane looking your best. Mint brings you a rotating menu including dessert from New York hotspots Charlie Bird and Pasquale Jones, while Legacy Records has compiled a custom playlist to go with each meal.
British Airways Club Suite
British Airways Club Suite’s spacious seat, a comfy armchair that transforms into a large 79 inch lie flat bed. And it still has extra storage space for all your personal items so passengers can spread out.
Exclusivity is everywhere in this business class suite, even the bedding and amenity kits have been designed by The White Company. Lie back and watch a movie on the 17-inch-high resolution television screens to complete the soothing experience and you can shut yourself away from the outside world via a door. The suite is also available on the new B787-10 aircraft. Furthermore, over 20 B777-200 and B777-300 aircraft have also been fitted and its entire fleet of Heathrow-based B777 aircraft will feature the Club Suite by the end of 2022.
Read the BusinessClass.com expert review of British Airways Club World
Air China Business Class suite
Air China’s newest Business Class suite features an enhanced Recaro seat – complete with sliding doors for the ultimate discretion. This new German-made suite will be fitted into the fifteen Airbus A350-900s due to be delivered this year (2022). The carrier already has fifteen 900s but with an older-style Recaro seat in Business Class.
The Business Class cabin is arranged in a staggered 1-2-1 configuration. This folds out into a 78-inch flatbed that is fitted with “premium foam technology”. Keep fresh with L’Occitane amenities contained within a soft bag including hand cream, lip balm, a dental set, eye mask, earplugs, comb and face flannel. Another freebie is a pair of disposable slippers.
China Eastern Business Class Suite
China Eastern Business Class on the A350-900 and B787-9 features staggered private suites with sliding doors and an 18.5-inch HD touchscreen monitor. To the bottom right or left of the seat are a couple more storage compartments, where a Clarins amenity kit and slippers for the flight can be found. The seats are a bespoke version of the Vantage XL seat from Thomson Aero, also flying on airlines such as SAS, Qantas and Delta.
For extra space and comfort book the front-row Business Class Plus seats - based on the Vantage First design, also from Thomson Aero. The two premium business class seats on the first row in the middle are paired so they can double as a social space or a meeting room for four passengers – ideal for a business meeting in the sky or for a family. China Eastern Business Plus comes with with a mini-bar and 32-inch touchscreen display.
Aeroflot Business Class Suite
The Aeroflot Business Class suites are in a staggered cabin configured with four seats per row in a 1-2-1 configuration. The Collins Aerospace Horizon lie-flat seats are enclosed in a suite with a closing door.
Each suite has a closing door and small storage compartment for personal items and a larger storage cabinet. There is a self-service area by the galley. Business Class suites feature on 28 of the new Airbus A350 seats across seven rows.
Read the BusinessClass.com expert review of Aeroflot Business Class
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