Continental Airlines Inc. on Monday showed off new fully reclining seats that it will put in business class of some jets beginning next year.
The airline said that the seats would go into Boeing 777 aircraft used mostly on trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific routes beginning in fall 2009, and later on Boeing 757 and 787 jets.
Continental unveiled the seats at a travel convention in Los Angeles. Airlines have been sprucing up their first- and business-class cabins, especially on international routes, to compete for lucrative business travelers.
The new Continental seats extend to 6.5 feet long and 25 inches wide, including the armrest. They also have storage space and laptop power, headset, USB and iPod-recharging ports and a 15.4-inch or 10.6-inch video monitor.
