All Nippon Airways Will Revamp Meal Service in Premium Classes.Business & Travel Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2003 ANA (All Nippon Airways) will unveil a new on-demand meal service with more personal attention and a wider variety of choices in New First Class and New Style Club ANA business class on daily non-stop flights to Tokyo from New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , London and Frankfurt. The new service will be introduced June 1 on New York and London flights, and August 1 on Frankfurt flights, and will emphasize a higher level of individual service and presentation. In addition to traditional Western and Japanese courses, menus also will feature various contemporary dishes, simply prepared. The wine list will include a wider selection of highly acclaimed New World wines (U.S., Australia and New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. ), several of which have been introduced already, alongside the existing choice of distinguished European vintages. In New York, the June 1 introduction of the new meal service will coincide with the transfer of ANA passenger operations at John F. Kennedy International Airport
John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK, FAA LID: JFK to Terminal 7 (British Airways). The on-demand service allows passengers to order starters, main courses and hot and cold desserts from a restaurant-style menu whenever they like, with all dishes freshly prepared, served on warmed plates and brought by hand from the galley, without the use of trays or carts. Also, to the extent possible, the same cabin attendant will serve passengers throughout the flight to create a more personal and comfortable atmosphere. The new meal service follows the introduction of New First Class and New Style Club ANA seats on the London and New York routes. The centerpiece of New First Class is the "Widest Bed Seat," which is 33 inches wide, reclines to 180 degrees and is enclosed in a cubicle for privacy. The New Style Club ANA business class seat-bed features 65 inches of legroom leg·room n. Room in which to stretch the legs while seated. legroom Noun space to move one's legs comfortably, as in a car legroom n → and more than 170 degrees of recline re·cline v. re·clined, re·clin·ing, re·clines v.tr. To cause to assume a leaning or prone position. v.intr. To lie back or down. . Passengers in both cabins have access to 58 channels of fully digital audio and video entertainment on demand (AVOD AVOD Audio/Video On Demand AVOD Audio Video on Demand ), being able to enjoy movies and other video programs on a 15-inch screen in New First Class, the largest TV in the skies, and on a 9-inch screen in New Style Club ANA, both with noise-reducing headphones Head-mounted speakers. Headphones have a strap that rests on top of the head, positioning a pair of speakers over both ears. For listening to music or monitoring live performances and audio tracks, both left and right channels are required. .
Contact: Rob Henderson, ANA Tokyo r.henderson@ana.co.jp
Thomas Fredo, ANA New York t.fredo@fly-ana.com
Nana Murakami, ANA London n.murakami@ana.co.uk
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