Hong Kong Airlines is preparing to launch its all-business-class service to London on March 7 after it took delivery of a specially configured Airbus A330-200. The new plane features 34 seats in a four-abreast arrangement that convert into lie-flat beds in Club Premium and 82 so-called cradle seats in a six-abreast configuration in Club Classic. That compares with around 253 seats in a traditional economy and business class layout. The aircraft is also equipped with in-flight wi-fi internet, sky bars and an audio-video-on-demand entertainment system. A month later Cathay Pacific Airways plans to introduce its first premium economy cabin in aircraft flying the London route. Meanwhile, Hong Kong Airlines has halted its Hong Kong-Moscow flights due to low passenger volumes. The Moscow service stopped on January 16, about 18 months after it was launched. The airline made no formal announcement about the ending of the Moscow service, which was launched in competition with Cathay Pacific’s service to the Russian capital. Aviation insiders said ending the Moscow flights could be a temporary measure for the winter, and that the airline could possibly revive the service in summer.