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Inside Air India's Boeing 787: the ugliest Dreamliner seats yet?

By David Flynn Filed under: air india, Boeing 787 Dreamliner

 

 

We're ardent admirers of the Boeing 787's interior – the high ceilings, oversized scenic windows, clever overhead bins, show-stopping entryway, LED lighting and the overall sense of space which blesses the Dreamliner's cabin.
Of course, how each airline chooses to dress up their Dreamliner is up to them.
To date only two airlines have begun commercial Boeing 787 services – competing Japanese carriers ANA (the 787's launch customer) and JAL.
One of the next in line is Air India, which has already flagged plans to fly the Dreamliner from Delhi to Sydney and Melbourne as early as September this year.
Thanks to India's Bangalore Aviation we now have our first glimpse at the interiors of Air India's Boeing 787 in a video tour shot and shared via YouTube.


The video shows Air India's two-class configuration, with 18 business class seats in a 2-2-2 layout and two economy cabins with 3-3-3 seating.
All the seats appear to sport touchscreens (presumably running Google's Android operating system) plus USB and AC power sockets.
After viewing the video to make those notes, we're moved to ask: is this the ugliest Boeing 787 seating and interior to date?
Seriously, Air India – a business class cabin with slab-like seats in orange-red or mushroom-grey, and headrests in a custard yellow cream?