Due to no comments on my first post I am going to try and go in a different direction with this one. In this post I will be talking about Air New Zealand and their new economy class seats. Air New Zealand is calling it the sky couch. It will be on the companies new 777-300ER's and what it will be is three seats that fold out into a five foot long bed for either one or two. This product is revolutionary in that it is the first to offer a "bed" in economy class. I have included a picture for you guys to look at. Air New Zealand says that customers will have to buy two seats at full price and the third half off. Does anybody see this working out for Air New Zealand? Would you pay for it? Keep in mind that the aircrafts that are being configured with this will most likely be flying between Auckland and the west coast of the United States. That is about a 16 hour flight. Is it looking more appealing to you know? Let me know.
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Although the idea sounds nice I am not sure it will take off. Many people who are flying to New Zealand in the first place are paying large amounts for their ticket. To buy another, even at a discounted price, would be out of the question for most travelers.
ReplyDeleteOverall, an interesting article but I believe that since the "couch" takes up three seats and is only big enough for two people, people are wasting money on the third seat. Even though it may be more comfortable and is a really neat idea, I don't think that this will interest many people and would be unaffordable to most.
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