This is going to be the most spacious aircraft interior I’ve ever seen, the economy class seats alone looks like a premium economy seat very beautiful!
Nice to see they're now coming with built-in Bluetooth and USB-C ports. Looking forward to traveling on it in May to Indianapolis.. I think they have 6 of these aircraft on order with two already delivered.
Totally agree, you can tart up the cabin all you want but narrow body on transatlantic is a load of pony. There is no space for people to pass in the aisles and nearly every flight has children on board walking up and down the aisles. If you have to fly economy, avoid these lads like the plague
True, but that is the way it is going for 5-6 hour flights. At least this looks good even for economy with the screens, seats and connectivity. More baggage space is often overlooked nowadays.
I’m curious as to why the black cockpit window mask isn’t present. The A321LR/XLR, and some Neo’s have it. Did they just opt out of it? I don’t get as to why because the mask kind of signifies a A321XLR now, without it just looks like a normal A321NEO Edit: I search it up and Google said “ all aircraft from A350 on, including the A330NEO, A321LR/XLR and beyond will feature this”
@ it’s not just that it would look better, but the fact the mask is supposed to be standard across the new and outgoing A321LR/XLR. I never heard of airlines simply asking for it not to be out or opting it of. The mask reduces drag and heat around the windows, which inherently makes the aircraft a bit more efficient. Why would they sacrifice this?
Thank God Aer Lingus made the sensible choice of offering proper wide seats in business class, unlike Iberia's tightly crammed narrow "flat bed " seats.
Looks like the XLR has a Space Flex Galley in the back (half a galley plus two toilets) This is an absolute nightmare for flight attendants, especially on 6+ hour flights without a dedicated crew rest compartment. Sure, trans-atlantic flights on a narrowbody cut costs and enable more versatile usage by the airline, but the only people who are remotely comfortable on board are the 16 Business passengers. I would not want to work on that plane.
That's a good point. From the viewpoint of the cabin crew, flying over six hours without a space for crew resting would affect their well-being and it would consequently make them less vigilant, which is not good. Having said that, since this is an early stage of med-haul flight service on a single-aisle body aeroplane, we can make it better.
The 757 is my personal favorite but the XLR excitements me with it features and yes a potential 757 replacement since Boeing couldn’t make a proper replacement sad that 757’s are getting older and being phased out
Why would you need a crew rest area on a 7 hour flight? The only time we see the flight attendants is when they are serving meals and that takes less than an hour..So I ask again why do the crew need a rest area on a 7 hour flight?
@EuanMcDonald880 I didn't realise they had the option. Just viewed the Airbus delivery video. It makes the jet already looked old without it. I stand corrected 👍
If domestic carriers in the US and short European airlines have flights on narrowbodies, why can't they have lie-flat seats on them when it's possible?
Ryanair made a big mistake going with Boeing. There is just no comparing the dark, claustrophobic tube that is a Boeing. To the bright spacious interior of an Airbus. . . Nothing more depressing than being stuck in a Boeing.
Recently flew with Ryanair and then Aer Lingus shortly after. The difference between their planes is so noticeable that multiple other passengers remarked about how shit Ryanair's planes (boeing) are in comparison to ALs (airbus)
@thetruthbehindplanes that's often down to the airline. A/B don't design the seats, cabin layout (except width and Airbus is wider) , service or cabin crew
@thetruthbehindplanes that's the most pathetic excuse I've heard you say in a long time. Boeing have also had upside down plugs sockets between seats to reduce cable bending
Can’t think of anything worse than flying 7+ hours on a single aisle plane. A380 to this will feel like sitting in a fiat 500 for the journey. Nice plane though… I’m sure Aer Fungus will reap the financial benefits 👍
Flew Chicago to Dublin. Plane was like a fridge. Everyone was covered head to toe in blankets.The staff did nothing when I said it to them. Got the runaround when I complained about it subsequently. I won’t fly the Atlantic with them again.👎
Hi. Most airlines do it now, I came back on a A380 last year and it was the same. Like all things to do with aviation is all down to money, you see the airlines heat the cabin from the engines which remouved some of their fuel efficiency so they just stopped heating then to a comfortable temperature. The cabin crew can heat the cabin but are under instructions to keep it at a certain temperature. Now you know why they offer blankets on long flights
@@davidcorbett62 if they really cared for fuel efficiency, they wouldn't put that much screens in the cabin ... some companies still order 320s without it because of the extra weight, as well as the cost in power. for the temparature, i don't remember a time where a cabin wasn't too cold or too hot ... but just a nightmare to properly set so everyone is comfortable. by default, it's easier to warm up with a blanket than to cool down if the temperature is already too hot.
@ Oh I do love a person who decides they are an expert Right first of all the air con on the ground is powered by power from an external power unit. The APU is only started once disconnected from ground power and ready for engine start which is the primary reason for an APU!! If an APU is faulty then an external power source is connected to the aircraft to enable it to start an engine. Have you ever been beside a Concorde engine when started by external power? I very much doubt you have otherwise you wouldn’t try to write about something you might have read about in a book Ever heard of bleed air mr expert? If you did you would know that’s the air which heats a cabin and since when do people faint if the temperature is 27? Absolute rubbish . It’s the comfort of the passengers which is one of main tasks of cabin crew! Not their personal comfort. Your either a child still at school or a very let’s say “weak” member of cabin crew and I know quite a few who would laugh at your suggestion that it’s for their comfort
Firstly, Concorde was unique in that it didn't have an APU, it required an ASU (Air start unit) and pre-conditioned air for all ground ops as standard. Secondly, bleed air does not directly heat the cabin. With the exception of the Boeing 787, most modern airliners have 2 or 3 Packs (Pressurisation and Air Conditioning Kit) which are essentially an air-cycle machine that provides pressurised, conditioned air to the passenger and control cabins. On the ground, the Packs are supplied using pressurised air from a load compressor that is attached to the APU. Many airlines have procedures to limit the use of the APU on the ground because it consumes fuel. In Europe at least, many airports also have restrictions on the use of the APU for environmental and noise reasons, so it's use tends to be limited to no more than 10min prior to estimated off-block time. If the APU is unserviceable, then an ASU (Air Start Unit) can be used to provide pressurised air for the pneumatic starter motor in the engines, but this does not provide conditioned air to the cabin. A limited number of airports are able to provide pre-conditioned air that is attached directly to the mix-manifold downstream of the Packs. It's seldom used here in Europe and to be honest, is pretty ineffective on a hot summer's day. In flight, the Packs are supplied with bleed air from the engines and depending on the design, the zone temperatures are fine tuned using trim air. Changing the zone temp selector in flight has no significant impact on fuel consumption. The Packs must be running in order to pressurise the cabin and therefore must be using bleed air. There are no SOPs on any of the Aer Lingus fleet that dictate the use of a certain cabin temperature for fuel economy (or in any other airline that I know of). Lastly... Fainting during a flight (also known as in-flight syncope) is one of the most common medical emergencies on board an aircraft. Mild hypoxia (cabin sits at about 7-8000ft in the cruise) disrupted sleep, low blood sugar and orthostatic hypotension are among the most common causes, but having the cabin temperature too high will most certainly exacerbate it. Nobody heats their home or office to 27 deg Celsius! If you require that kind of temp for your wellbeing, I think it might be prudent to bring some extra layers.
airlines scaling back ops for the future? something dark is on the horizon for the western economy, why else would all these airlines want smaller aircraft offering less seats but a higher seat price? flying will once again be for the well off and not the every day working class hero. shame
It’s a sad state of affairs when Aer Lingus are making the news about their new airplane, yet Ryanair been getting brand new Airplanes every month since 2001. Only Aerosexuals care about this stuff and most paying passengers couldn’t give a toss. On a side note, I still remember EI talking about their planned A350’s back in the day. Now they are using narrow bodies on transatlantic routes and trying to tart it up like some sort of premium package. I don’t understand why so many people prefer EI tbh. They are far past their sell by date and now play puppet to their real masters over in London. Sad
@ how is it far different? It’s an A321 with new engines strapped on. The max is a 737-800 with bigger engines strapped on. It’s not worthy of making the news
@@NoelG-IRE the XLR enables new routes to be created such as the one to Indianapolis due to the significant range advantage over the 737 and longer than LR. And you’re saying “Ryanair is getting brand new airplanes every month” like it’s a different version. This is the FIRST XLR for Aer Lingus. They’re not going to make a video about every single one that arrives like you seem to think that’s similar to Ryanair.
@@tomstravels520 who cares if it’s a different version? Aerosexuals and the staff. Nobody else cares. I do think EI using narrowbodies on transatlantic routes is criminal though.
Why would anybody want to spend (up to) 11 hours on a narrow body plane? Sorry, this isn't good for customers in any class... let alone the staff having no crew rest space.
This is going to be the most spacious aircraft interior I’ve ever seen, the economy class seats alone looks like a premium economy seat very beautiful!
Boeing aint recovering from this
@@AlfaOxTrot. This, being “lets just prolong the life of our oldest aircraft model again”
You want Boeing to recover
@ …we all want Boeing to recover. They need to get their act together. Return to the engineering driven company they once were.
777x: forgot about me? 🗿🍷
that shi was supposed to enter in 2020 and now it’s supposed to come in 2026. realistically we are getting gta6 before this ngl
Flying this to Nashville on the inaugural flight in April, Can't wait to try this and the outstanding Aer Lingus service.
LOVE feeling safe LOVE @airbus
A beautiful aircraft indeed!
Them business class seats look so comfortable
Beautiful aircraft and interior looks FIRE
Really hope that Air Lingus would order A330neo sometime in the future when they need to replace their A330s. 🙏🏻
Thanks for sharing!
Nice to see they're now coming with built-in Bluetooth and USB-C ports. Looking forward to traveling on it in May to Indianapolis.. I think they have 6 of these aircraft on order with two already delivered.
0:32 bro where is the tray table😭
The top of the arm rest opens and you pull it out infront of you.
just use your lap
wow this is a beauty
I don't fancy medium to long haul on single aisle.
That said, this XLR seems to have a really nice cabin interior.
Agree.
Totally agree, you can tart up the cabin all you want but narrow body on transatlantic is a load of pony. There is no space for people to pass in the aisles and nearly every flight has children on board walking up and down the aisles. If you have to fly economy, avoid these lads like the plague
@ …and the cabin is more noise than the bigger ones.
True, but that is the way it is going for 5-6 hour flights. At least this looks good even for economy with the screens, seats and connectivity.
More baggage space is often overlooked nowadays.
That business class looks amazing
this plane game to Dulles immediately after entering service! Very lucky for me
looking forward to it
I’m curious as to why the black cockpit window mask isn’t present. The A321LR/XLR, and some Neo’s have it. Did they just opt out of it? I don’t get as to why because the mask kind of signifies a A321XLR now, without it just looks like a normal A321NEO
Edit: I search it up and Google said “ all aircraft from A350 on, including the A330NEO, A321LR/XLR and beyond will feature this”
Im very curious as well. It would look so much better with the mask on it
@ it’s not just that it would look better, but the fact the mask is supposed to be standard across the new and outgoing A321LR/XLR. I never heard of airlines simply asking for it not to be out or opting it of. The mask reduces drag and heat around the windows, which inherently makes the aircraft a bit more efficient. Why would they sacrifice this?
@Techwithanavgeek I'm really not to sure why they did that
BA have done the same on the a320neos and a321neos but it's not an IAG thing because Iberia a321neo and xlr have mask
Could you please send us a private DM so we can look into this for you?
Nice video of the XLR aer lingus can't wait to fly on it soon in 2025
Looks good, might need to hop over to Dublin soon to catch a transatlantic to Canada😮
Thank God Aer Lingus made the sensible choice of offering proper wide seats in business class, unlike Iberia's tightly crammed narrow "flat bed " seats.
Love it!!
A true 757 replacement well done! Is it recommended to use flaps 3 here on landings?
yes
Can't wait to fly on the EIN XLR
Beautiful ❤️😍🤩💖💘🥰
Why doesn’t the cockpit have the raccoon windows like on other xlr’s?
I don't know, it is the same situation on their a320neos. It would look so much better with the mask.
@@EuanMcDonald880 I agree
Aaand didnt showed legroom in economy 😜
Seems to be a good airline:))
It's still a single on long hall never again did one to Toronto 😢
Waiting for the delivery to IndiGo 🇮🇳
Looks like the XLR has a Space Flex Galley in the back (half a galley plus two toilets)
This is an absolute nightmare for flight attendants, especially on 6+ hour flights without a dedicated crew rest compartment.
Sure, trans-atlantic flights on a narrowbody cut costs and enable more versatile usage by the airline, but the only people who are remotely comfortable on board are the 16 Business passengers.
I would not want to work on that plane.
That's a good point. From the viewpoint of the cabin crew, flying over six hours without a space for crew resting would affect their well-being and it would consequently make them less vigilant, which is not good. Having said that, since this is an early stage of med-haul flight service on a single-aisle body aeroplane, we can make it better.
why this plane doesn't have a black paint masquarade on the cockpit windows ? 🙅♀
Not sure why they chose to leave it off
interestingly this business class seat configuration is different from Iberia's 321XLR even when they are in the same company (IAG)
Si it will compete with a350 in Long haul?
Great for passengers, I tip my hat to the cabin crew that have to work on this nightmare of a plane.
can anyone explain why aer lingus’ A321XLR has no black blindfold cockpit windows
Do you mean the 'mask' that some airliners have around the cockpit windows, like the a350?
@ Yes
@@springkitty3935 I think it is just the Aer Lingus livery and in my opinion I imagine it looks better without it than it would with it.
0:46 the subtitles messed up 😭
I love this plane!
But it's sad that it's kicking the 757 out of service.
The 757 is my personal favorite but the XLR excitements me with it features and yes a potential 757 replacement since Boeing couldn’t make a proper replacement sad that 757’s are getting older and being phased out
737-900 is this jets direct competitor
@MLMaffyou1985 The standard A321, maybe. Not the XLR. This plane will fly across the Atlantic.
What destinations would you like the A321 to fly other than the already confirmed ones? My vote is Delhi
Looking forward to flying in it very soon
What about your cabin crew?
He isn’t saying it, but inside, he’s dying from the thought of having to spend 7+ hours in a narrow body….. and no dedicated crew rest too 😂😂😂
There are seats reserved at the back for crew
Why would you need a crew rest area on a 7 hour flight? The only time we see the flight attendants is when they are serving meals and that takes less than an hour..So I ask again why do the crew need a rest area on a 7 hour flight?
@@celticlofts Less than one hour? What are the service steps? I suppose, you don't know, what you are talking about!🤦🏻♂
The vessel shown is NOT the A321 XLR. You can tell by the cockpit windows lack of black outline.
I stand corrected. They got it without the visor.
It is the XLR. aer lingus chose not to have the black mask on it for some stupid reason it would look so much better with the mask
@EuanMcDonald880 I didn't realise they had the option. Just viewed the Airbus delivery video. It makes the jet already looked old without it. I stand corrected 👍
@@CJ-xl3dh nah you're alright there is hardly any visual difference between a321neo/lr/xlr
any starlink connection
IAG was talking about getting that but still in the early stages
Please can we have some of these planes at Manchester
If domestic carriers in the US and short European airlines have flights on narrowbodies, why can't they have lie-flat seats on them when it's possible?
They wouldn't fit as many people on the plane. This means they wouldn't get as much money
Great!!!
Imagine flying several hours on a narrow body in the 3x3 configuration. No thank you
The interior looks a bit dark and bland. Reminds me on an old office.
Remove the headrest it only makes the seat more uncomfortable because it turns the spine into a banana
Ryanair made a big mistake going with Boeing. There is just no comparing the dark, claustrophobic tube that is a Boeing. To the bright spacious interior of an Airbus. . . Nothing more depressing than being stuck in a Boeing.
Recently flew with Ryanair and then Aer Lingus shortly after. The difference between their planes is so noticeable that multiple other passengers remarked about how shit Ryanair's planes (boeing) are in comparison to ALs (airbus)
@@Dom-fw7nz daily mail journalist
Worst flight i was ever on was airbus and best was boeing
@thetruthbehindplanes that's often down to the airline. A/B don't design the seats, cabin layout (except width and Airbus is wider) , service or cabin crew
Could you please send us a private DM so we can look into this for you?
why are the plug sockets upside down? can the Irish get anything right?!
The Irish didn't make these planes?
It's airbus, with their weak fusalages, automation, and underpowered planes
@thetruthbehindplanes that's the most pathetic excuse I've heard you say in a long time. Boeing have also had upside down plugs sockets between seats to reduce cable bending
Just don’t crash it
Y los galleys
Can’t think of anything worse than flying 7+ hours on a single aisle plane. A380 to this will feel like sitting in a fiat 500 for the journey. Nice plane though… I’m sure Aer Fungus will reap the financial benefits 👍
Please change your livery!
Flew Chicago to Dublin. Plane was like a fridge. Everyone was covered head to toe in blankets.The staff did nothing when I said it to them. Got the runaround when I complained about it subsequently. I won’t fly the Atlantic with them again.👎
Hi. Most airlines do it now, I came back on a A380 last year and it was the same. Like all things to do with aviation is all down to money, you see the airlines heat the cabin from the engines which remouved some of their fuel efficiency so they just stopped heating then to a comfortable temperature. The cabin crew can heat the cabin but are under instructions to keep it at a certain temperature. Now you know why they offer blankets on long flights
@@davidcorbett62 if they really cared for fuel efficiency, they wouldn't put that much screens in the cabin ... some companies still order 320s without it because of the extra weight, as well as the cost in power.
for the temparature, i don't remember a time where a cabin wasn't too cold or too hot ... but just a nightmare to properly set so everyone is comfortable. by default, it's easier to warm up with a blanket than to cool down if the temperature is already too hot.
@ Oh I do love a person who decides they are an expert
Right first of all the air con on the ground is powered by power from an external power unit. The APU is only started once disconnected from ground power and ready for engine start which is the primary reason for an APU!! If an APU is faulty then an external power source is connected to the aircraft to enable it to start an engine. Have you ever been beside a Concorde engine when started by external power? I very much doubt you have otherwise you wouldn’t try to write about something you might have read about in a book
Ever heard of bleed air mr expert? If you did you would know that’s the air which heats a cabin and since when do people faint if the temperature is 27? Absolute rubbish . It’s the comfort of the passengers which is one of main tasks of cabin crew! Not their personal comfort. Your either a child still at school or a very let’s say “weak” member of cabin crew and I know quite a few who would laugh at your suggestion that it’s for their comfort
Firstly, Concorde was unique in that it didn't have an APU, it required an ASU (Air start unit) and pre-conditioned air for all ground ops as standard.
Secondly, bleed air does not directly heat the cabin. With the exception of the Boeing 787, most modern airliners have 2 or 3 Packs (Pressurisation and Air Conditioning Kit) which are essentially an air-cycle machine that provides pressurised, conditioned air to the passenger and control cabins. On the ground, the Packs are supplied using pressurised air from a load compressor that is attached to the APU. Many airlines have procedures to limit the use of the APU on the ground because it consumes fuel. In Europe at least, many airports also have restrictions on the use of the APU for environmental and noise reasons, so it's use tends to be limited to no more than 10min prior to estimated off-block time. If the APU is unserviceable, then an ASU (Air Start Unit) can be used to provide pressurised air for the pneumatic starter motor in the engines, but this does not provide conditioned air to the cabin. A limited number of airports are able to provide pre-conditioned air that is attached directly to the mix-manifold downstream of the Packs. It's seldom used here in Europe and to be honest, is pretty ineffective on a hot summer's day.
In flight, the Packs are supplied with bleed air from the engines and depending on the design, the zone temperatures are fine tuned using trim air. Changing the zone temp selector in flight has no significant impact on fuel consumption. The Packs must be running in order to pressurise the cabin and therefore must be using bleed air. There are no SOPs on any of the Aer Lingus fleet that dictate the use of a certain cabin temperature for fuel economy (or in any other airline that I know of).
Lastly...
Fainting during a flight (also known as in-flight syncope) is one of the most common medical emergencies on board an aircraft. Mild hypoxia (cabin sits at about 7-8000ft in the cruise) disrupted sleep, low blood sugar and orthostatic hypotension are among the most common causes, but having the cabin temperature too high will most certainly exacerbate it. Nobody heats their home or office to 27 deg Celsius! If you require that kind of temp for your wellbeing, I think it might be prudent to bring some extra layers.
Why is there no mask?
why dont aerlingus used boeing aircraft any more
Learn to spell first before asking stupid questions like that again.
why do you think...
Fleet simplicity. They want to reduce the operating costs because its easier to switch from a320 to a330 then from airbus to boeing and vice versa
airlines scaling back ops for the future? something dark is on the horizon for the western economy, why else would all these airlines want smaller aircraft offering less seats but a higher seat price? flying will once again be for the well off and not the every day working class hero. shame
Do they serve potatoes 🥔 with meals?
It’s a sad state of affairs when Aer Lingus are making the news about their new airplane, yet Ryanair been getting brand new Airplanes every month since 2001. Only Aerosexuals care about this stuff and most paying passengers couldn’t give a toss.
On a side note, I still remember EI talking about their planned A350’s back in the day. Now they are using narrow bodies on transatlantic routes and trying to tart it up like some sort of premium package. I don’t understand why so many people prefer EI tbh. They are far past their sell by date and now play puppet to their real masters over in London. Sad
This is a new model of aircraft, only the 2nd A321XLR, far different from just getting another 737 MAX
@ how is it far different? It’s an A321 with new engines strapped on. The max is a 737-800 with bigger engines strapped on. It’s not worthy of making the news
@@NoelG-IRE the XLR enables new routes to be created such as the one to Indianapolis due to the significant range advantage over the 737 and longer than LR. And you’re saying “Ryanair is getting brand new airplanes every month” like it’s a different version. This is the FIRST XLR for Aer Lingus. They’re not going to make a video about every single one that arrives like you seem to think that’s similar to Ryanair.
@@tomstravels520 who cares if it’s a different version? Aerosexuals and the staff. Nobody else cares. I do think EI using narrowbodies on transatlantic routes is criminal though.
Why would anybody want to spend (up to) 11 hours on a narrow body plane? Sorry, this isn't good for customers in any class... let alone the staff having no crew rest space.
Meh, VC10 better
Leprechauns fly on