What do you want to see in a business class seat?

I think having a comfortable seat which is soft as a bed is the most important, followed by privacy, then multiple storage options, then direct aisle access, then good inflight entertainment, WiFi and USB/power points. But having a soft seat is a make or break.

They can always improve food and service.

I think the next big area ripe for improvement is the small, cubbyhole sized spaces for your feet in a lot of current designs, (and even very recent ones - I’m looking at you SQ).

- Good IFE (don’t ask me to bring my own devices and entertainment).

I agree about the sleep: move beyond the lie flat and offer something closer to a bed. But the seat should also be reclinable (not for sleep) during take off and landing. Nearby storage should be able to hold a charging 15” laptop securely.

No Children.

I don't know about a "revolution" so much as making sure the features that are already in a business class seat are spot-on.

More than the seats, a decent ratio of toilets.... especially if the airline offers PJ's, as the line to change is huge.

A table that can be moved away from you easily.[whilst being used]

- Privacy for me is paramount.

Oh, I missed something. Access to adequate toilets !!!!!

i think they should work on making all these suits and cabin feel less claustrophobic! that's the one reason why i still search and search for any F rewards when the option is there...

I'd love to see wireless charging. Place your iPhone or Galaxy onto a clearly labelled spot on the side console and it charges up, no cables needed.

Seats that don't have shells that block out windows! Also rear facing seats need to go. I just can't travel backwards!!

Some kind of personal climate control. With the removal of “gaspers” to save weight on many aircraft, attention needs to be given to cabin temp. With the trend towards private style cabins, a return of the personal gaspers combined with personal temperature setting for the private compartment would be an awesome next level step.

Are a lot of these suggestions what you expect to find in “First” or are business passengers just expecting too much nowadays?

HDMI in port to go through my go pro / camera footage or watch my tablet or laptop content on the now HD and superior screens on the newer business class IFE’s is a real want for me and lots of people I know!

Lay-flat or even angle flat seat for narrow body trans-con flight. Recliners are soooooo 80s and you can't get a decent amount of sleep. I would take more red eye flight if it was lay-flat seat.

Modify the IFE system to:

• allow In-Flight Magazine to be displayed on screen.
• allow in-seat ordering of food / beverages / snacks

The benefits of these are relatively obvious - weight could be saved with the elimination of paper In-Flight mags, ergo cost savings and greater fuel efficiency. Customer service would be enhanced, for both the passenger and for the crew with in-seat ordering.

@sgb My daughter travels with my wife and I in business and is always well behaved and polite, unlike some adults. Example being on a recent flight from BNE a FIFO worker in 2d was set on drinking every drop of Scotch and dry on the plane, would press the steward call button then still with his head phones on shout out his order, the flight attendants eventually covertly cut him off. I would like a liittle more foot room when fully reclined.

I'd like:

Direct Aisle Access, separation from the aisle/privacy, and a fully flat bed are the big ones in my view. The ability to charge personal devices is also very useful. I also admit I like shoulder space too (the Cirrus/reverse herringbone config's big weakness is shoulder space).

Ban god damn babies!

The problem with this question is that everybody wants something different, so any seat will be a compromise for someone.

For a start - not calling that rubbish product on the QF 737 'business class'. So annoyed that on my last trip to NZ, I didn't check it out properly and paid the same J class fare each way, with one in a decent A330 and the other on a crummy domestic grade 737

Enough room for feet - hate the 'cubby holes'.
Enough shoulder room when lying down.
Decent meal sizes particularly on long-haul where you are trapped on board for 8+ hours.
Enough toilets.

I'll keep it short, ME :-)

Call me old fashioned ... but I love the space and room on QFs A380 in J. I know it’s dated now and 2x2x2 is old hat, but Im going to really miss the room-iness. I know all the rage is to have these single capsuals but jee-wiz they can be claustrophobic.

I think technology will lead to more ability to control your flight using your IFE and much less human crew interaction. I can see pax being able to ‘program’ their flight before take off, ie browse the menu on their screen, order their meals in advance (both what they will eat and when), and even the periods they plan to sleep. This should also make it easier for the crew to plan the flight. I can see crew service turning into more like room service where they fairly anonymously deliver pre-ordered food and drinks rather than having in-depth conversations with passengers.

Air. Air vents for all seats

Large retractable privacy dividers on centre seats, not silly little peek-a-boo dividers some have. Large firm pillows would be nice too.

Lie flat seat. Priority boarding and disembarkation. Personal air vents. Large toilets (as on A380 upper deck). PJs. Charging points. Dine on demand. Pre order dining menu. All seats to have aisle access. Pre-takeoff bubbly. Good thick pillow and cool to touch blanket/covers.

A window seat which actually has the seat next to the window and not the aisle for more privacy. Unobstructed view out of the window from the sitting position. Better low fat meals for long haul flights. Flat beds, direct aisle access, more and lager toilets. Sliding doors for more privacy. Sounds a bit like first class however I fly from BNE and all the airlines new jets except EK only offer J now so a bit more could be provided in Business.

I think well designed spaces for putting things. I loved the window seats on the top deck of the 747 because my travel bag fitted in the bins and was easily accessible. Flexible meal service would be good. Personally i dont use the IFE and am annoyed by others in my line of sight after dark. The SQ screen on my last flight with them took seveal steps to turn off but came back on again at the slightest touch,

It was actually this post that motivated me to finally sign up to comment on this fine website.

Larger toilets, and improved methods of “blanking out” fellow travellers. A while back had an adjacent pax who absolutely had to sleep immediately on departure from SIN (FRA bound) then 3 hours in is demanding food and clunking along on a laptop, I coulda slapped her (several times).

Somewhere convenient, ie that doesn't require me to move from my seat, to put my handbag! So few planes I have flown in think of this. And individual temperature control so I don't roast on an overnight flight. I always carry a large,very light wool wrap to use as a blanket instead of stifling doonas.

No 1, 2 and 3 - toilets that are large enough to actually move around in, more like a small bathroom. There's no room to even swing a body, much less a cat :-)

Control of IFE brightness by crew so when almost all the passengers are trying to sleep you don't have one person with a mega bright flickering screen ruining it for all

Touch screen IFE rather than a fiddly hand unit and arrow buttons

- healthy/better quality food, available on demand

oh and KEEP the curtains that separate Y & J... I don’t want to feel like I’m in Y.

I think there will be partnerships with big tech brands like (Samsung, Apple, Google) that will start making their own software for IFE systems, cutting-edge screens with the latest technology (HDR, 4K, OLED) and suites that feature other tech gadgets like wireless charging, USB-C and individual RGB lighting. I believe technology is going to be the next big thing for business suites.

if people can;t change into their pj's under a blanket how about relieving the pressure on the actual toilets for toilet use by making a space available for changing instead?

The PJs are a wank and I always laugh when I see people in them. I always take the EK F PJs, slippers and amenity kits off the plane as the African people I visit love receiving them!

Comfortable seat and bedding , great food, power ports, and Emirates' IFE (wifi can be a good addition too)

I want to see it on either : SQ / CX / QR / VA . That should be all that's needed to be said!!!

Flat beds with heat and massage that stay on longer. Cabin staff that care about you and the aircraft, qantas to Melbourne then onto LA business class there were quite a few things wrong which I told the staff Melbourne flight didn’t care never came back. LA Staff just as bad. We went Business class to the Netherlands with Qatar airlines everything worked Staff were great excflight next time I fly to LA better to stay in the air 5 more hours with Qatar than qantas.