Economy passengers can soon pay to lie down and stretch out for a few hours in bunk beds on Air New Zealand’s newest planes.
The airline will offer sleeping pods, known as Economy Skynest, on new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flights. Bookings open May 18 for select flights starting in November.
The six individual spaces arranged like bunk beds, include a mattress with bedding, privacy curtain, seat belt, reading light, charging ports, and amenity kit, according to a news release.
Between each session the cabin crew will change the pillows, sheets and blanket, Air New Zealand said.
The pods will allow customers to…