The Aria Suite is arguably the year’s most anticipated new business class product. Skift traveled to Hong Kong to meet the team behind the project.

Cathay’s angled business class layout has always offered a degree of privacy from crew and fellow passengers, but the Aria Suite goes all-in. Each seat is framed by 1.25m high wrap-around wall, so even with the very on-trend sliding door open this is very much your own space.

Cathay Pacific's new "Aria Suite" business class is a major step forward for the airline, with closing privacy doors and up-to-the-minute technology like 24-inch high-definition entertainment screens and wireless charging,

Cathay Pacific is rolling out its new business class and premium economy seats on long-haul flights from January, starting in European markets and eventually making its way to New Zealand on Cathay’s daily service between Auckland and Hong Kong.