Delta First U.S. Carrier to Announce True Lie-Flat Seats in International Business Class
Tuesday October 10, 8:00 am ET
Delta to introduce fully-horizontal personal sleeper suite in early 2008, giving international customers more privacy, space, and ultimate comfort

ATLANTA, Oct. 10, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Delta Air Lines invites international customers to stretch out and lie flat, as the first U.S. airline to announce fully-horizontal personal sleeper suites in BusinessElite. Delta will introduce seats by Contour Premium Aircraft Seating in early 2008, when the airline takes delivery of two new Boeing 777 Long Range (LR) aircraft. The sleeper suites will also feature Delta's industry-leading entertainment system offering on-demand, digital video and music at every suite.

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Strong possibilty that India might just get lucky to have another carrier using 772LRs. Their management was interested in starting nonstop flights to South East Asia. India on the hot target.

Probable routes are ATL-BOM/DEL or even JFK/EWR-BOM/DEL.

This means more competition for AI on their US nonstop routes.