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Korean Air is launching a new business-class product — and it’s debuting in just a few days.

The Seoul-based airline shared details of what it calls Prestige Suites 2.0 Website update First reported by Executive Traveller.

Korean’s new product is arranged in a 1-2-1 configuration with direct aisle access for each passenger. Although the carrier did not officially share the seat manufacturer, the new product looks similar to seats made by Collins Aerospace and Safran — two of the largest manufacturers of business-class seats.

Perhaps the biggest news about the seats is that they will all feature sliding privacy doors measuring 52 inches tall. These doors will certainly help in providing travelers with a better sense of personal space.

Additionally, the center seats can be converted into a “honeymoon” arrangement when the privacy divider between these seats is lowered.

Other bells and whistles include Qi wireless charging pads, 60-watt USB-C fast-charging outlets, and a 24-inch TV screen.

This next-generation prestige suite will debut on Korean’s Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, the first of which is expected to be inaugurated later this month. Korean has 20 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners on order, and each jet will have a 36-seat business-class cabin.

The new product is expected to be retrofitted to the existing Boeing 777-300ER fleet, although no timeline has been given for this cabin overhaul project.

Korean currently plans to inaugurate a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner featuring new prestige suites on a flight from Seoul to Tokyo on Tuesday.

In addition to the new business-class seats, Korean’s 787-10s will be the first to feature Wi-Fi connectivity. No further details about the carrier’s internet package have been shared, but we’ll update this story if we hear back from a carrier representative.

Korean’s primary existing business-class product, the Apex Suite, already offers a great experience, so it remains to be seen how travelers like this new seat.

While window seats in the Apex configuration offer plenty of personal space and privacy, frequent flyers sometimes complain that these seats are too narrow.

The good news is that the new Prestige Suites 2.0 will offer a 46-inch pitch and measure 21 inches wide. The lie-flat bed will measure up to 79 inches, so hopefully, this will alleviate some of the concerns with the current product.

Also, it remains to be seen whether Korean will adopt this new product as its new standard after the merger with Asiana Airlines, a process expected to be fully approved later this year.

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