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Air New Zealand will be offering its version of hot racking for economy passengers on its ultra-long-haul routes by renting bunks to allow them to unfold. If the authorities approve, one of the airline’s Boeing 787-9's will have six 'Skynest' bunks that those sharing their seat rows with eight others will be able to stretch out in for a fee. The airline hasn’t released how it plans to distribute access to the pods, which are 80 inches long and stacked three deep on one side of the plane but Runway Girl Network is suggesting a four-hour rental would be reasonable for the butt-numbing 18-hour nonstops from Auckland to JFK. The plane will actually have seven different survival options for the trans-Pacific and transcontinental marathon. For the well-heeled, eight “luxe” business class seats with doors and the option for two-person dining will be joined by 42 business premiere seats that don’t have the doors. They will be followed by 52 premium economy and finally 125 economy seats. The starting price for the Auckland-New York service will be about $2250 return. Source: AVWeb.com |
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Lufthansa is bringing back the A380 superjumbo. The A380 superjumbo is beloved among aviation fans, thanks to its spacious interior, mighty size and quiet inflight experience, but its days have been numbered since Airbus announced in 2019 it was ceasing production of the airliner. Costly to run, the world's largest passenger aircraft's demise was apparently accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic travel slump, but now German airline Lufthansa -- which had been selling off its grounded A380s and was understood to be retiring the aircraft from its fleet -- has announced plans to redeploy the huge plane from summer 2023. In a statement released on Monday, Lufthansa said the aircraft was returning "in response to the steep rise in customer demand and the delayed delivery of ordered aircraft," noting the A380 remains popular with its crew, as well as passengers. Source: CNN Travel |
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Scandinavian airline SAS has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States to help cut debt, piling pressure on striking pilots it blames for deepening its financial woes and sending its shares down 10%. Wage talks between SAS and its pilots collapsed on Monday, July 4, triggering a strike that adds to travel chaos across Europe as the peak summer travel season shifts into full gear. Source: Reuters.com |
