Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.South African Airways is in the process of taking delivery of five Airbus A330-300 aircraft. The five new aircraft will be added to the airline’s existing fleet of A330-200s, A340-200, A340-300, A340-600s and more. However, it looks like the business-class cabin on the A330-300s will be updated.The carrier posted a photo of three pilots in the cabin of the aircraft on its Facebook page:While we knew before this picture that the business-class cabin would be arranged in a 1-2-1 configuration, the seats themselves are somewhat of a surprise — and a major upgrade. Whereas the business-class cabin on the A330-200 was arranged in a 2-2-2 configuration with open seats, the new cabin appears to have far superior Vantage XL business-class seats.The old business-class cabin on SAA’s A330-200.The new Vantage XL seats are fully flat and — especially compared to their predecessors — incredibly private. The seats are those that are found on SAS’ A330 in business class. When TPG Editor-in-Chief Zach Honig traveled on the product, he thoroughly enjoyed it — even more so than TAP’s A330, Swiss’ 777-300ER and Singapore’s A380. Hopefully this new, updated cabin is a sign of good things to come from South African.H/T: One Mile at a Time
