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Airlines are installing luxurious lie-flat seats with premium amenities, but aviation regulators have not yet certified them for passenger use. When carriers launch these new aircraft, the expensive seats will remain empty.
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1. Business
2. Airlines
Airlines Are Installing New Luxury Seats, but No One Is Allowed to Sit in Them
Lie-flat seats in private pods face long waits for safety certifications
By
Alison Sider
and
Benjamin Katz
June 28, 2026 5:30 amET
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!Airlines such as Lufthansa are in an amenities arms race to fly passengers in comfort and style.
*Airlines such as Lufthansa are rolling out luxurious seats and pods to fly passengers in comfort and style.
Joanna Plucinska/Reuters*
Dutch airline KLM has been preparing for a new and more-luxe business-class experience, featuring 34 lie-flat seats equipped with privacy doors and 19-inch touch screens.
But there’s a problem. The seats, which the carrier is marketing to high-end fliers on a brand new long-haul jet, haven’t yet been certified by aviation authorities. So when it launches its inaugural flight featuring the seats in September, they will be empty.
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1. Business
2. Airlines
Airlines Are Installing New Luxury Seats, but No One Is Allowed to Sit in Them
Lie-flat seats in private pods face long waits for safety certifications
By
Alison Sider
and
Benjamin Katz
June 28, 2026 5:30 amET
---
!Airlines such as Lufthansa are in an amenities arms race to fly passengers in comfort and style.
*Airlines such as Lufthansa are rolling out luxurious seats and pods to fly passengers in comfort and style.
Joanna Plucinska/Reuters*
Dutch airline KLM has been preparing for a new and more-luxe business-class experience, featuring 34 lie-flat seats equipped with privacy doors and 19-inch touch screens.
But there’s a problem. The seats, which the carrier is marketing to high-end fliers on a brand new long-haul jet, haven’t yet been certified by aviation authorities. So when it launches its inaugural flight featuring the seats in September, they will be empty.
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