Air New Zealand has developed a sleeping pod prototype for economy class to help passengers cope with long-haul flights
SYDNEY - Some economy-class travelers envying those at the front of the plane with lie-flat beds may soon have another option: Air New Zealand Ltd has developed a sleeping pod prototype to help passengers cope with near-18 hour flights.
But the airline, which plans to launch Auckland-New York flights in October, faces a stiff hurdle in not just making the economics of the new product work but in meeting regulatory requirements designed to help passengers survive a crash that have held back novel seating concepts in the past. “There’s a certain appeal to these railway-style sleeping berths, although it’s highly unlikely that passengers could strap themselves into these bunks for take-off and landing,” he said.Rival Qantas Airways Ltd considered but ultimately rejected an Airbus proposal to place bunks in the cargo hold on A350 planes to be used on the world’s longest-ever commercial flights from Sydney to London.
Air New Zealand said it would make a final decision on whether to introduce the Skynest next year after it had assessed the performance of the Auckland-New York route during its inaugural year.
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