Comments on: Exploring Air New Zealand’s New Long Haul Cabin with Beds in Coach

By: Tasman Traveller

Tasman Traveller — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:27:09 +0000

Hardly any recline, and, at your height, realistically none, as you eat into your own leg room by reclining. I doubt you could actually fit into the premium economy “unspace” seats as the pitch is ridiculously close.

By: Blake

Blake — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 08:25:33 +0000

you click a button on your seat or something and the foot rest unlocks.

By: Blake

Blake — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 08:22:34 +0000

you do get a seatbelt when you sleep on the skycouch and is CAA approved.

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By: Baz

Baz — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:22:04 +0000

The centre seats face outwards not inwards. They also enable your travel companion to lie flat in a curved position, so long as you don’t mind their feet or head (oooooo eeerrrr) on your lap.

By: The Global Traveller

The Global Traveller — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:33:06 +0000

Jeff wrote:

What a timely article. I was planning to fly to NZ in March 2010 and utilize the Brett’s services.

The Air NZ new longhaul product won't be flying until December 2010. Simon wrote:

Steven wrote: @TheGlobalTraveller So you’re saying that if you buy two seats and get the middle one at half price, you then don’t pay the $150? And if there’s three of you then in effect you just pay $50 extra each?

Yes. Unlike CF I think this surcharge won't change much since it is all bonus money (same number of seats are sold). Whereas for a couple the 25% (each) skycouch surcharge may well go up once Air NZ has assessed real demand (since they sell one less seat). @kt74 - having skycouch in the middle section complicates inventory and revenue management. For starters they'd need a different (significantly higher) price for the longer skycouch to make up for loss of an extra seat. Would there be enough passengers buying if it costs a lot more? Perhaps not if it gets close to premium economy fares. @CF and @Miles - Air NZ already has fairly thin seats so I think it will mean 1" less room for the legs, compared to 747 and 1" more compared to 777. While 1" is noticeable, many people don't realise there is actually 2" variation in pitch through the cabin already due to placement of bulkheads and emergency exits.

By: CF

CF — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:29:14 +0000

Miles wrote:

Losing an inch of pitch may be fine for shorter persons, but it’s not any fun for us taller guys.

I'm not entirely clear what the loss of an inch does to legroom. The seat may be thinner or it may be constructed in a way that doesn't take it into account. It's not entirely clear what happens here.

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