Air New Zealand’s new Dreamliners, due to arrive in 2024, will be sporting new cabins. These will include a new Business Premier Luxe seat, designed for customers looking for more space and privacy, and Skynest, which the airline claims will be the world’s first sleep pods in the sky for Economy travelers.
According to the airline, feedback from extensive customer research over five years has highlighted the importance for a good night’s sleep and the need for more space and comfort, so the new experience is designed with those expectations in mind. One of the new cabins being introduced is the Business Premier Luxe seat. The new offering is for customers looking for more space and privacy. It will offer a luxury experience with all the features of Business Premier, but with a fully closing door and space for two to dine.
The Business Premier is a private nest which aims to provide a tranquil sleep. And if traveling with a companion, the middle row allows customers to open their nest and share their experience.
The Premium Economy seat offers more privacy and protected space where one can recline at leisure without interrupting the person behind.
According to the company, the Economy Skynest are the world’s first sleep pods in the sky. Travelers can stretch out in one of six pods for part of their journey and catch some shut eye. The airline expects it to be a game-changer for economy travelers.
The Economy Skycouch will allow guests to sit, spread out, or lie down and snooze. Travelers can either share the space or keep it all to themselves. The airline says the seat is for those who want to rest and stretch their legs further than the regular Economy seat.
The Economy seat is also being enhanced and designed with more storage, comfort and space and a 50 percent bigger screen for entertainment. Travelers will be able to connect to Bluetooth audio and pair their device to act as a remote control or second screen.
Sustainability has also been an important factor in the design process. Using modern fabrics, rather than leather, has saved around one kilogram in weight per Business Premier and Premium Economy seat, reducing overall carbon emissions. In Premium cabins, the airline will also switch to serviceware that is 20 percent lighter, helping to reduce carbon emissions, and in Economy, the new serviceware will reduce plastic dishes used inflight by 28 million every year.
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