American Airlines will add new premium suites in 2024 in race for high-paying travelers

American Airlines connected Tuesday unveiled caller suites for immoderate of its longest-range planes, a bid to pursuit high-paying customers arsenic question request returns.

The caller suites, which volition diagnostic lie-flat seats and a sliding doorway for privacy, volition debut successful 2024 and volition people the extremity of American's Flagship First class, its top-tier offering connected galore planetary and different longer-haul flights.

The inaugural is the latest effort by an hose to adhd much seats for travelers consenting to pay a higher price for much comfortableness connected board. Major U.S. hose executives person precocious said that leisure travelers are shelling retired much for much premium seats.

Airlines person been shrinking oregon phasing out first-class cabins for years truthful they tin acceptable successful revamped business-class seats and premium system sections.

Fort Worth, Texas-based American said premium seats connected its long-haul craft volition turn by much than 45% by 2026.

The caller Boeing 787-9 planes volition person 51 of the suites, positive 32 premium system seats. The bearer is besides readying to retrofit its 777-300ER planes to see 70 suites and 44 premium system suites.

New Airbus A321XLR's volition person 20 suites and 12 premium system seats, American said.