United Airlines is preparing a change that may make even an economy class flight look like a substitute for high-end comfort.
If you have ever taken a flight lasting several hours at night in economy class, you know perfectly well how tiring this experience is. There are headphones with good ANC, so you can somehow survive a crying child in the row next to you, and the blinding light coming from the screen of a neighboring passenger can also be overcome with a blindfold, but there is something that has been difficult to combat so far – sleeping in a sitting position on an uncomfortable seat. However, United Airlines comes with a solution for people who cannot afford business class – simple, but worth paying extra.
A whole row to yourself – night flights will finally stop being a nightmare
I have flown a specific number of hours and long-distance flights during the day do not impress me much, but night flights are a completely different story. I can’t fall asleep while sitting and I can’t count how many times I’ve dreamed about the option that American airlines want to introduce. United Airlines has unveiled new cabin layouts offering more “premium options.” The new sub-fleet is intended to develop the ideas of the premium economy class, but let’s focus on the classic budget class, because it will receive something like a fold-out sofa.
Passengers will be able to buy an entire row of seats and turn it into a space for lying down – rather moderately comfortable, but still a place for lying down! In its advertising materials, United promotes it, among other things, as a good solution for families, but let’s be honest – it will be most popular among singles who simply want to have peace and quiet and the whole row to themselves. The set includes a mattress pad, a blanket and two pillows.
If everything goes according to plan, reclining seats will debut next year, and by 2030 they will be installed in over 200 Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 777 aircraft. It is not yet known how exactly this will affect ticket prices, but preliminary reports indicate that it will be a solution that the average passenger will be able to afford.
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