Business Class Review: Testing Finnair's New NON-RECLINING Bassinet Style Seat on an A350 to Singapore

Finnair's revolutionary NON-RECLINING business class seat looks like the business - but is it comfortable on a long flight? MailOnline discovers it during an Airbus A350 trip to SingaporeAilbhe MacMahon tests the seat on an overnight flight from Helsinki to Singapore - and vice versa the floor and seat can be pulled up, turning the space into a flatbed, says Ailbhe, Finnair says it's "designed to look and feel more like classic Nordic furniture" than an airplane seat
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Posted: 15:11 GMT, 15 January 2023 | Updated: 18:11 GMT, 15 Jan 2023 class="mol-para-with-font">But I'm not in the Arctic.
I'm testing Finnair's new business class seat on board an Airbus A350-900 at night between Helsinki and Singapore. The Aurora Borealis effect mood lighting, which comes on just before the cabin lights go out for a night's sleep, was designed to combat jet lag.
< p class="mol-para-with-font">The lighting is a slick touch, but it's not the standout feature of this all-new cabin. This gong goes to the innovative pod-style "AirLounge" seat, which goes down in history as a non-reclining business class seat.

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Business Class Review: Testing Finnair's New NON-RECLINING Bassinet Style Seat on an A350 to Singapore

Finnair's revolutionary NON-RECLINING business class seat looks like the business - but is it comfortable on a long flight? MailOnline discovers it during an Airbus A350 trip to SingaporeAilbhe MacMahon tests the seat on an overnight flight from Helsinki to Singapore - and vice versa the floor and seat can be pulled up, turning the space into a flatbed, says Ailbhe, Finnair says it's "designed to look and feel more like classic Nordic furniture" than an airplane seat

Posted: 15:11 GMT, 15 January 2023 | Updated: 18:11 GMT, 15 Jan 2023 class="mol-para-with-font">But I'm not in the Arctic.

I'm testing Finnair's new business class seat on board an Airbus A350-900 at night between Helsinki and Singapore. The Aurora Borealis effect mood lighting, which comes on just before the cabin lights go out for a night's sleep, was designed to combat jet lag.

< p class="mol-para-with-font">The lighting is a slick touch, but it's not the standout feature of this all-new cabin. This gong goes to the innovative pod-style "AirLounge" seat, which goes down in history as a non-reclining business class seat.