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Qantas unveils Wellbeing Zone and Premium Economy for Project Sunrise

Qantas has unveiled the entire cabin design of its specially designed Airbus A350s that will fly direct from Sydney to New York and London from late 2025. 

Australia's national carrier has already showcased its First Class and Business Class cabins but has now unvelied its unique dedicated Wellbeing Zone and Premium Economy cabins. 

Work on the cabin design began in 2019 and took tens of thousands of hours to create Qantas’ intuitive A350 cabin of the future which will fly 238 passengers for up to 22 hours nonstop from Australia to almost any destination in the world. The Qantas Project Sunrise flights will cut down point-to-point travel time by more than three hours compared to routes with one stop. 

Airlines News - Qantas unveils Wellbeing Zone and Premium Economy for Project Sunrise
Premium Economy

Qantas will be the first airline in the world to offer a purpose-built Wellbeing Zone located between the Premium Economy and Economy cabins featuring sculpted wall panels and integrated stretch handles, guided on-screen exercise program, a hydration station and a range of refreshments. 

Airlines News - Qantas unveils Wellbeing Zone and Premium Economy for Project Sunrise
Large screens and generous seat pitch

The 40-seat Premium Economy cabin will have the most generous seat pitches of any Qantas aircraft, ergonomic leg and foot rest systems and personal storage options. 

Every seat across all four cabins will feature multiple fast USB-C charging ports and every premium seat will also have integrated wireless charging.  

The Qantas A350 fleet will connect customers more than any other with fast and free WiFi, and Bluetooth connectivity will feature across all cabins so customers can connect their personal headset to the individual inflight entertainment screen. 

Airlines News - Qantas unveils Wellbeing Zone and Premium Economy for Project Sunrise
Wellbeing Area

The airline says that every detail has been carefully considered from testing thousands of sample fabrics to designing an entirely new Premium Economy seat exclusive to Qantas - focusing on “ergonomics, entertainment and privacy”. The Premium Economy seat will feature new headrest wings and will provide passengers with both additional support and a “sense of privacy without isolating them from travel companions”. An upholstered ergonomic foot and leg rest system will allow the body to be cradled in recline to better help passengers sleep says Qantas.

Qantas reveals A350 First Class and Business Class cabins

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