April 26, 2024

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New Zealand Airlines is set to open an economy class sleeper service

New Zealand Airlines is set to open an economy class sleeper service

Air New Zealand It has been announced that from 2024 these aircraft will have community beds, punk type capsules on its flights so that passengers can sleep on planes for more than 17 hours.

What do “capsules” look like?

Passengers can book four-hour shifts on sleeping pads, as the airline calls it “Skynest”At extra cost.

The capsules will have a mattress and sheets, which will be replaced by cabin crew after each shift, and the beds will be stacked one on top of the other, the newspaper said. Defender.

Each capsule has a privacy screen, USB charging and “vents”.

Five economy class seats will be removed and six seats will be provided for installation Skinest capsules In eight Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners Air New Zealand Obtained from the end of 2024.

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The Sleeping capsules They will not be available to launch Air New Zealand’s direct flights between Auckland and New York in September, which will take more than 17 hours. Flights from Auckland to Chicago will resume in October.

They pointed out from the airline that the price of the service has not yet been established and that it will be available to regular and premium economy class passengers.

Passengers can only book one slot per flightThe demand for more than 200 seats in the economy cabin is expected to be strong.

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