American Airlines is to introduce new Flagship Suites and upgraded premium economy seats to its new long-haul aircraft.

The US carrier will enhance its premium cabins on all new Airbus A321XLR and Boeing 787-9 aircraft being delivered from 2024.

The move is part of American¡¯s strategy to increase the number of premium seats on its long-haul aircraft, which is set to grow by 45 per cent by 2026.

Flagship Suites will offer a privacy door, chaise longue seating option and more personal storage space.

¡°We are enhancing the customer experience across their entire journey with American,¡± explained Julie Rath, vice president of customer experience. ¡°The arrival of new long-haul aircraft and the customised seat design of the Flagship Suite seats will offer customers a truly private premium experience on our long-haul fleet.¡±

American will also introduce more premium economy seats, which will be redesigned to offer more privacy and storage, on its new long-haul aircraft. The airline was the first in the US to introduce a premium economy cabin on long-haul services in 2016.

The airline¡¯s new Boeing 787-9s will offer 51 Flagship Suites and 32 premium economy seats. While the Airbus A321XLR aircraft will feature 20 Flagship Suite seats and 12 premium economy seats.

As well as featuring on new aircraft, Flagship Suite seats will be retrofitted on 20 Boeing 777-300ERs from late 2024 onwards. These refreshed cabins will offer 70 Flagship Suites and 44 premium economy seats.