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The flight, regardless of whether it lasts long or not, is tiring in itself, and even harmful. Therefore, if there is an opportunity to create at least some additional comfort for yourself, you need to take advantage of it. And one of these important nuances- choosing the best seat on the plane.

First, you need to realize that the ideal seat on an airplane simply does not exist. You need to choose it individually for yourself, based on your needs, which is what I will talk about in this article now. So, for example, I like to sit near the engine at the window, where, in fact, the noisiest place is, it’s dangerous and the view is blocked by half of the wing. But this is due to my first flight and habit. Therefore, let's look at the root of the problem: how to choose a seat on a plane based on your personal needs?

Airplane seat classes

So, if you start like this, roughly dividing all the seats on the plane, then initially they can be divided into economy class, business class and first class seats.

Economy class seats are the cheapest class of seats on the plane, which is mainly used by travelers (although, why not, the President of Lithuania also flies in economy class and nothing). This is the base rate. As a rule, these are three rows of seats (two rows for narrow-body aircraft) with three seats in each row. Legroom is minimal. The comfort is about the same as in a minibus: nothing superfluous, you are simply taken from point A to point B.
Business class seats are seats separated by curtains from economy class. There is a little more legroom, plus there are fewer seats (2 chairs per row). In addition, the ticket price includes a la carte meals and free alcoholic drinks. However, at the same time, prices are about 5 times higher than economy class, and you won’t notice much of a difference, especially on flights of a couple of hours. For that matter, meals can be purchased separately in economy class, the difference will be only 10 - 20 bucks.
First class seats are an alternative to business class on intercontinental flights. Prices are 10 times higher than business class. For this, you will quickly check in on board, receive a high class of service and gorgeous places(for example, on some planes, the seat converts into a sofa, that is, full-fledged lie-down seats! Is it worth it? Everyone does their own thinking, but this is clearly not a topic for our blog, we are discussing here how to travel cheaply and beautifully :)

Therefore, most likely, for a budget tourist, the choice is economy class, except in cases where it is a free upgrade in the form of a bonus, like, .

Choosing a seat on the plane

So, as I already said, the most best places- they are individual. And you must decide on one. Often these questions are asked before your first flight. I also scoured the entire Internet for information about which place to choose. Then, over time, you will find your ideal option, in which you will feel comfortable, and in the future you will try to take a seat on the plane for yourself. In the meantime, let’s look at the most common needs when choosing places.

The safest seats on a plane

In general, the concept of safe or dangerous places It's quite blurry on the plane. This is how you look at it. After all, you need to understand that there is no chance of surviving a plane falling from a height, no matter where the passenger is sitting. But the largest number of accidents often occurs during takeoff/landing, as a result of mistakes by pilots or airport staff, due to poor coverage and condition of the runway or other factors. In this case, you can be saved. But again, how can you say where it will be safer? After all, the plane can crash its nose into a fence, or it can catch trees with its tail. The engine may explode, or the landing gear may lock up.

I'm not telling you this to scare you. But just to show you, there is no safest place. However, you can choose a place near the emergency exit. This is, in most cases, still safer. But the main thing is still your psychological conviction that there is the safest place on the plane. You can find out what seat will be near the emergency exit on a particular plane from the seat layout diagrams, which we will discuss below.

The most comfortable seats on the plane

The best and convenient places Seats in the first row are usually considered. There will be no other passengers in front of you, which means you can comfortably stretch your legs, which will make them less numb. This is especially true for people with my height (which is 189 centimeters). Although, I must admit, for two hours in the middle rows you don’t suffer much. In addition, in this part the plane does not shake as much when entering the turbulence zone and is closer to the flight attendants. But it's a long way to go to the toilet. And be prepared for the fact that there will be babies and small children nearby, because such places are usually intended for them. Not everyone will be happy with such a neighborhood.

Seats for children and infants on planes

Children must fly either in a special seat belt with their parents (infants) or in a separate seat (children over a certain age, depending on the airline's rules). There are no special seats for such passengers, especially since infants are often carried free of charge. On the other hand, it is recommended to buy the very first row. There more places And, sometimes there are special places for feeding your children formula. In addition, there they will disturb fewer people, while they will not recline the back of the seat in front of the person sitting.

Seats at the back of the plane

Since when falling from high altitude, the plane falls nose first, then the resolutions are least exciting tail section. This was the reason for placing the “black box” precisely in the tail section of the aircraft, and this also led to the opinion that here the most safe places. As I already said, this is more of a psychology of self-hypnosis, but it also has its advantages: as a rule, on not very popular flights, there are much fewer passengers who will bother you. The same applies to passengers with children - as a rule, you won’t see them here unless it’s a charter somewhere to places of mass Russian tourism in the high season.

Sleeping places on the plane

Sleeping berths are found in first class on flights of companies such as, for example, Emirates on long flights. I haven’t met it, and I’ve only seen it in pictures and photos of other travelers. Somehow, it’s not even interesting.

Standing places on the plane

Fiction, circulated by the yellow press 😉 Naturally, safety standards prohibit such nonsense, and it has no basis. But the yellow press needs some kind of PR, just like unsuccessful Internet projects, so from time to time they issue similar pearls that, supposedly, standing places will appear soon.

Bad seats on the plane

In my opinion, the worst are the seats in the tail near the toilet, right above the wing, where you can’t see anything, and of course the seats in the row in front of the emergency exit, where the seats don’t recline.

Location (diagrams) of seats on the plane

And now, it seems, you have already decided where and what kind of place you want. But before you start choosing a seat online or at the reception (if you are one of the first there, they usually don't mind giving you good seats. So, I was in Sarajevo, where there was no online registration, they gave it themselves perfect place, and they also closed registration for the next seat, so I flew like a king =)), you need to find out what seat, number and row you need. For this purpose there are diagrams of aircraft of various models.

Typically, the seat location on airplanes is different airlines they do not differ. that is, the location of Transaero and Aeroflot seats on identical aircraft models will be the same, unless this is an individual order of the company (as, for example, with sleeping seats).

Where to find out how seats are located on the plane

There is such a wonderful service called Seat Guru. It contains diagrams huge amount aircraft on different flights with passenger reviews. Minus: I didn’t find some in the database large companies- low-cost airlines. But you can find diagrams from other airlines for the same aircraft model. The only difference will be in the reviews. But which places are near the partition, which are near the porthole, where the wings will block your view - you will find out quite accurately.

For example, below is a diagram of an Airbus 320 from Aeroflot:

And here is a seat diagram for a Boeing 777 and a Boeing 737.

Very soon you will find out which places are right for you, and, if possible, you will book them. Unfortunately, on some low-cost airlines, like WizzAir, you cannot select a seat in advance, so be prepared to fly in any seat.

From my experience, I can give the following advice:

Try to choose and reserve seats on the airline’s website yourself. My blog has instructions on some of them, for example: .
If you do not have a reserved seat, try to be among the first at the registration desk and ask: to give you a good place and, if the flight is unpopular, leave the seat next to you empty. As a rule, the people who work at check-in are the same people as you, who understand that you want to fly in comfort. Therefore, such requests, made with a sweet smile and the right degree of warmth in the voice, as a rule, guarantee you a good place.
When flying on low-cost airlines where seats are not reserved for free, never fly ahead of the crowd. Firstly, because you will be taken to the plane by bus, where, if you go down last, you will also enter last, which means you will get off first, and you will not be pressed against the back wall. Secondly, if there are a lot of people on the flight, you can board last.
And again, low-cost. If you see that the flight is going to be full, stand on the field until the last one, until you are herded onto the plane. Your task is to be the last one to enter. The reason is simple: companies often sell slightly more seats than are available, since about 90% of passengers are on the flight. Someone’s plans change, another’s trip is disrupted, and a third will be late... The calculation is simple: if there are not enough seats, then those who did not have enough will go... either in seats of increased comfort (like WizzAir with extra legroom), or in general in business class.
When flying on flights crowded with Russian tourists who do not shine with intelligence, as you sit down, drop a few words in English. Very often I was asked to sit next to the emergency exit, so that in case of an emergency I could respond to the command and open the exit. In this row, many low-cost airlines have a row of increased comfort with extra legroom. However, this applies mainly to physically strong men who, in an extreme situation, will not faint and will be able to open the hatch and help in the evacuation. Also note that in this row you cannot place under your feet hand luggage, sometimes the seats do not recline.
Choose the shadow side. That is, so that the sun does not shine through the porthole. This will allow you to take photographs and simply observe from the window what is happening below. Since 99% of flights are carried out along the same route, then with the help of my instructions on how to find out where, how and when you fly on an airplane, after spending 5 minutes of time, you will quickly find out where the sunny side is and where the shadow side is will be located during your flight.

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Airplane seat classes

So, if you start like this, roughly dividing all the seats on the plane, then initially they can be divided into economy class, business class and first class seats.

Economy class seats are the cheapest class of seats on the plane, which is mainly used by travelers (although, why not, the President of Lithuania also flies in economy class and nothing). This is the base rate. As a rule, these are three rows of seats (two rows for narrow-body aircraft) with three seats in each row. Legroom is minimal. The comfort is about the same as in a minibus: nothing superfluous, you are simply taken from point A to point B.
Business class seats are seats separated by curtains from economy class. There is a little more legroom, plus there are fewer seats (2 chairs per row). In addition, the ticket price includes a la carte meals and free alcoholic drinks. However, at the same time, prices are about 5 times higher than economy class, and you won’t notice much of a difference, especially on flights of a couple of hours. For that matter, meals can be purchased separately in economy class, the difference will be only 10 - 20 bucks.
First class seats are an alternative to business class on intercontinental flights. Prices are 10 times higher than business class. For this, you will quickly check in on board, get a high class of service and luxurious seats (for example, on some planes the seat converts into a sofa, that is, full-fledged lying down seats! Is it worth it? Here everyone thinks for themselves, but this is clearly not a topic for our blog, we are discussing here how to travel cheaply and beautifully :)

Therefore, most likely, for a budget tourist, the choice is economy class, except in cases where it is a free upgrade in the form of a bonus, as, for example, with UIA.

Choosing a seat on the plane

So, like I said, the best places are the ones that are personal. And you must decide on one. Often these questions are asked before your first flight. I also scoured the entire Internet for information about which place to choose. Then, over time, you will find your ideal option, in which you will feel comfortable, and in the future you will try to take a seat on the plane for yourself. In the meantime, let’s look at the most common needs when choosing places.

The safest seats on a plane

In general, the concept of safe or dangerous places on an airplane is quite vague. This is how you look at it. After all, you need to understand that there is no chance of surviving a plane falling from a height, no matter where the passenger is sitting. But the largest number of accidents often occurs during takeoff/landing, as a result of mistakes by pilots or airport staff, due to poor coverage and condition of the runway or other factors. In this case, you can be saved. But again, how can you say where it will be safer? After all, the plane can crash its nose into a fence, or it can catch trees with its tail. The engine may explode, or the landing gear may lock up.

The most comfortable seats on the plane

The best and most comfortable seats are usually considered to be those in the first row. There will be no other passengers in front of you, which means you can comfortably stretch your legs, which will make them less numb. This is especially true for people with my height (which is 189 centimeters). Although, I must admit, for two hours in the middle rows you don’t suffer much. In addition, in this part the plane does not shake as much when entering the turbulence zone and is closer to the flight attendants. But it's a long way to go to the toilet. And be prepared for the fact that there will be babies and small children nearby, because such places are usually intended for them. Not everyone will be happy with such a neighborhood.

Seats for children and infants on planes

Children must fly either in a special seat belt with their parents (infants) or in a separate seat (children over a certain age, depending on the airline's rules). There are no special seats for such passengers, especially since infants are often carried free of charge. On the other hand, it is recommended to buy the very first row. There is more space, and sometimes there are special places to feed your babies formula. In addition, there they will disturb fewer people, while they will not recline the back of the seat in front of the person sitting.

Seats at the back of the plane

Since when falling from a great height, the plane falls nose first, the clearances cover the tail section least of all. This was the reason for placing the “black box” in the tail of the plane, and this also led to the opinion that this is the safest place. As I already said, this is more of a psychology of self-hypnosis, but it also has its advantages: as a rule, on not very popular flights, there are much fewer passengers who will bother you. The same applies to passengers with children - as a rule, you won’t see them here unless it’s a charter somewhere to places of mass Russian tourism in the high season.

Sleeping places on the plane

Standing places on the plane

Bad seats on the plane

Location (diagrams) of seats on the plane

And now, it seems, you have already decided where and what kind of place you want. But before you start choosing a seat via the Internet or at the reception (if you are one of the first to arrive there, as a rule, they do not mind giving you good seats. So, in Sarajevo, where there was no online registration, they gave me great place, and they closed registration for the seat next to it, so I flew like a king =)), you need to find out what seat, number and row you need. For this purpose there are diagrams of aircraft of various models.

As a rule, the seat arrangement on planes of different airlines does not differ. that is, the location of Transaero and Aeroflot seats on identical aircraft models will be the same, unless this is an individual order of the company (as, for example, with sleeping seats).

Where to find out how seats are located on the plane

There is such a wonderful service called Seat Guru. It contains diagrams of a huge number of aircraft on different flights with reviews from passengers. Minus - I didn’t find some large low-cost companies in the database. But you can find diagrams from other airlines for the same aircraft model. The only difference will be in the reviews. But which places are near the partition, which are near the porthole, where the wings will block your view - you will find out quite accurately.

For example, below is a diagram of an Airbus 320 from Aeroflot:

And here is a seat diagram for a Boeing 777 and a Boeing 737.

From my experience, I can give the following advice:

Try to choose and reserve seats on the airline’s website yourself. My blog has instructions on some of them, for example: self-check-in for Turkish Airlines.
If you do not have a reserved seat, then try to be among the first at the check-in counter, and ask: to give you a good seat and, if the flight is not very popular, to leave the seat next to you empty. As a rule, the people who work at check-in are the same people as you, who understand that you want to fly in comfort. Therefore, such requests, made with a sweet smile and the right degree of warmth in the voice, as a rule, guarantee you a good place.
When flying on low-cost airlines where seats are not reserved for free, never fly ahead of the crowd. Firstly, because you will be taken to the plane by bus, where, if you go down last, you will also enter last, which means you will get off first, and you will not be pressed against the back wall. Secondly, if there are a lot of people on the flight, you can board last.
And again, low-cost. If you see that the flight is going to be full, stand on the field until the last minute, until you are herded onto the plane. Your task is to be the last one to enter. The reason is simple: companies often sell slightly more seats than are available, since about 90% of passengers are on the flight. Someone’s plans change, another’s trip is disrupted, and a third will be late... The calculation is simple: if there are not enough seats, then those who did not have enough will go... either in seats of increased comfort (like WizzAir with extra legroom), or in general in business class.
When flying on flights crowded with Russian tourists who do not shine with intelligence, as you sit down, drop a few words in English. Very often I was asked to sit next to the emergency exit, so that in case of an emergency I could respond to the command and open the exit. In this row, many low-cost airlines have a row of increased comfort with extra legroom. However, this applies mainly to physically strong men who, in an extreme situation, will not faint and will be able to open the hatch and help in the evacuation. Also keep in mind that you cannot place hand luggage under your feet in this row; sometimes the seats do not recline.
Choose the shadow side. That is, so that the sun does not shine through the porthole. This will allow you to take photographs and simply observe from the window what is happening below. Since 99% of flights are carried out along the same route, then with the help of my instructions on how to find out where, how and when you fly on an airplane, after spending 5 minutes of time, you will quickly find out where the sunny side is and where the shadow side is will be located during your flight.

In the near future, passengers will be able to approach the choice of economy or business class more rationally, because it will be possible to fly not only sitting, but lying down or even standing. For details - "Bulletin ATOR".

WE FLY LYING UP

Who among us, especially on long-distance flights of many hours, has not dreamed of stretching out and sleeping comfortably, but the dimensions passenger seat in a regular salon they do not allow such luxury. Airlines are constantly trying to solve this problem, not only because of the desire to provide greater comfort to their customers, but also to create new services on board to sell.

It seems that the “golden mean” has been found. AIrbus, with the participation of specialists from Zodiac Aerospace, will design sleeping compartments in the cargo holds of its liners, where bunk beds will be installed, as well as spaces for passengers to relax, including children's rooms.

Replaceable modules, as representatives of the aviation concern note, “offer new opportunities for passengers and allow airlines to differentiate and increase the value of their commercial operations.” According to the developers, the modules - sleeping, conference room, sports (simulators), children's play or relaxation (soft relaxing sofas and armchairs) can be interchangeable: airlines will be able to install them independently, depending on the flight, audience and passenger demand.

“On a long-haul flight, the airline could potentially rent out each of these seats to multiple passengers at different time slots during the flight. Thus, the economy class offer could potentially be complemented by a sleeper bed,” says Airbus.

Similar solutions, most notably sleeper compartments, will be introduced in the Airbus catalog in 2020 for the A220 model, and the company is studying whether they should also be offered on the A250 and A330.

Please note that initially passengers will not be able to buy a ticket for a “lying” seat. In addition, access to the cargo area will be closed during takeoff or landing.

However, the aircraft manufacturer refutes the claim that the cargo hold will be very cold. As Airbus explains, the pressure in the hold is the same as in the cabin, except that it’s “fresher.”

“The conditioned air is directed out of the cabin, so by the time it reaches the cargo areas, it has cooled down a bit. In the case of ordinary cargo, the temperature in the luggage compartment is about +7C, but in the compartment where animals are transported, the air can heat up above 18°C. Control the required temperature regime- not a problem,” Airbus emphasizes.

WE FLY STANDING

There are more budget options: The idea of standing seats on board an airplane has been discussed for years. The Italian Aviointeriors decided to play up the “standing format” in its own way, using the rider’s saddle (Skyrider) as a basis.

A row of “half-seats” will be secured by vertical posts; soft upholstery will be located at hip level, which will allow the passenger not to experience discomfort. However, it will be impossible to sit in such a chair: you can only stand with your elbows on the armrests. New seats, which are two times lighter than standard seats, can increase the passenger capacity of the aircraft by 20%, which means selling more tickets for the flight. In this case, the width between the rows of seats will not be 28 inches, as is practiced today among low-cost airlines (about 70 cm), but already 23 inches (about 60 cm). According to ICAO rules, in economy class it is recommended to set the seat pitch to 30 inches (76 cm).

The Skyrider idea was not liked by potential passengers and pilots, who are vigorously discussing the new product online. In their opinion, such chairs are not suitable for those traveling with small children, or for obese people, and in general for travelers of “non-standard sizes”. “These seats look like blood clot machines,” one user succinctly noted.

Other users of the foreign segment of the network, introducing themselves as airline employees, loudly say that such new products are of the “hype” category, but in real practice they simply will not work due to the requirements aviation security and will not be able to be used by airlines under the existing international regulations and regulatory framework.

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Airbus will offer customers flights with increased level comfort. The world-famous airliner designer is equipping long-haul aircraft with mobile berths. The company plans to create sleeping areas in the cargo compartment of its aircraft by 2020. Currently, only a limited line of Boeing aircraft can boast of personal sleeping cabins. “360” found out whether Airbus sleepers will be in demand among Russian carriers.

Photo source: Airbus official website

Aircraft holding Airbus and Zodiac Aerospace Corporation have begun joint development of mobile sleepers for the A330 and A350 airliners, Airbus said in an official press release. The designers are going to place modules with two-level single beds in the cargo compartment. In this case, the sleeping modules will be designed in such a way that, if necessary, they can be replaced by cargo containers. Also, in place of the cargo compartment, an area for active rest passengers, bar or children's playground.

Meanwhile, the “redesign” of the aircraft will not affect the level of flight safety, Airbus promises. The load and rupture pressure of the aircraft fuselage and loading system will not be affected. The passenger module will be located directly on the loading system.

It is expected that sleepers on Airbus A330 aircraft may appear as early as 2020. In addition, the company is exploring the possibility of placing such seats above the luggage compartment on the A350 XWB aircraft.

A similar arrangement of seats on airliners may be of interest major carriers with a wide network of flights, noted independent aviation expert Dmitry Adamidov in an interview with 360. According to him, such aircraft can be bought by airlines that want to attract new customers with an unusual service.

If Airbus designers manage to find a way to convert existing aircraft, then many companies will take advantage of such an offer, as this will attract those customers who are willing to pay for increased comfort. Now the Airbus A330 is in the fleet of many companies. For example, Aeroflot flies these aircraft on the domestic market.
Dmitry Adamidov.

So far, no airline has applied for the modified aircraft. As Nordavia told 360, the airlines do not plan to purchase such aircraft, since their entire fleet consists only of Boeing aircraft.

Keeping an eye on competitors

The first airplanes equipped with sleepers appeared on international flights back in the mid-2000s. Thus, in 2005, the Boeing aircraft manufacturing concern released a new long-range aircraft, the Boeing Dreamliner 787. The airliner is a wide-body twin-engine jet passenger aircraft that can fly a distance of up to 12 thousand kilometers and carry from 290 to 330 people, depending on its configuration. The estimated cost of such an aircraft is 250 - 300 million dollars.

At the same time, in the first class of the airliner, Boeing designers can install personal sleeping cabins upon request of the airline. They are a space enclosed by flexible shutters, inside of which there is a wide armchair. If the passenger wishes, it can be transformed into a two-meter bed. IN this moment most of them aircraft has a national airline, United United Arab Emirates Etihad. True, the cost of such a comfortable flight is several times higher than the price of a standard flight. For a ticket on the route Melbourne (Australia) - Abu Dhabi (UAE) in an individual cabin you will have to pay about 12 thousand dirhams, which in dollar terms is more than three thousand “green”. For comparison, a flight to the same destination in economy class will cost only one thousand dirhams ($366).

Kazakh airline Air Astana also provides passengers with sleeping berths, but in an economy class cabin. In 2015, the airlines launched such flights departing from Astana to London, Paris and Frankfurt. The Kazakh-style economy bedroom consists of three chairs paired in one line and a set that includes a business class mattress, pillows and a duvet.

Photo source: Air Astana official website

Despite the high cost of flights, it is not always profitable for airlines to have aircraft with an additional sleeping compartment, the head of the analytical service told 360 information portal“Airport” Oleg Panteleev. According to him, companies earn more profit from the total number of passengers, and not from the price range of tickets.

The fact is that now one of the key trends in the global aviation market is to reduce the cost per passenger kilometer. To achieve this, companies are increasing the number of seats on board, and passenger comfort is ensured by special flexible seats. Therefore, liners with sleeping cabins are placed only for long periods. regular flights, where cabin occupancy is not critical for the airline
Oleg Panteleev.

Source: Reuters

The aircraft manufacturing concern Airbus and the Zodiac Aerospace studio have announced a revolutionary new product. Sleeping boxes will be available on planes for economy class passengers. They will be located on the lower deck of the aircraft, where cargo and passengers' suitcases are currently flying. The iz.ru portal figured out when it will be possible to stretch your legs during a long flight.

Boxes with beds

The concept of modules with passenger berths was presented recently in Hamburg at the specialized exhibition Aircraft Interiors Expo 2018. This is the world’s largest platform where the airline industry presents everything that awaits us on airplanes in the distant and not very distant future.

What is the essence of the new product presented by Airbus and Zodiac Aerospace? If the fuselage passenger plane divided in half, then in the upper part there is a passenger compartment, and at the bottom there is a cargo compartment.

Cargo - and this can be anything from Russian Post parcels to gold bars - is transported in special containers. It is these that the authors of the idea propose to convert into boxes for sleeping.

Judging by the photo published on the Zodiac Aerospace website, the sleeping areas will be an ennobled econom-class train RUSSIAN RAILWAYS . Passenger descends from passenger compartment to the lower deck, finds free place, lies down on the bed, closes himself from everyone with a curtain and rests.

A video reconstruction of the new boxes was posted on Twitter by the Safran Group, which owns Zodiac Aerospace.

At the same time, the modules are made in such a way that airlines themselves can decide how many of them to install on board. If necessary, the entire compartment can be occupied by cargo containers, and the plane will set off on a flight without sleeping places, or vice versa.

Moreover, the new system will not require re-equipping the airliners - containers with beds can be loaded not only into new, but also into existing aircraft.

Jeff Pinner, head of the Airbus Cabin & Cargo Program, said its joint development with Zodiac Aerospace is a "new approach to passenger comfort." According to him, the aircraft manufacturing concern has already discussed the new product with some airline representatives, and many of them have expressed interest in installing such containers.

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One of them, for example, is the Australian airline Qantas. Its chief executive, Alan Joyce, told Bloomberg that the carrier is constantly looking for ways to make its ultra-long-haul flights “more tolerable” for passengers.

In March 2018, Qantas launched its first non-stop flight between Australia and Great Britain: Perth-London. The plane remains in the air for more than 17 hours. According to Joyce, this flight is the first contender for a four-class cabin layout - first class, business, economy and sleeper pods.

Bedroom story

Beds in modern passenger liners Now you can surprise only those who see the plane for the first time. Almost everyone major airlines Business class seats convert into full beds.

By the way, the world civil Aviation actually started with sleeping places. For example, in the 30s of the last century, a flight from London to Singapore lasted eight days and involved more than 15 intermediate stops. Try to sit in a chair the whole time.

In the 50s, the Boeing-377 Stratocruiser model was used for long-distance flights, and there were also sleepers. In the 60s, when the era of jet airliners began, cabins were divided into classes, but beds could still be found in the Boeing 707, and even in the Soviet Tu-104 and Tu-114. Aeroflot used these aircraft, as a rule, on foreign flights. For example, the Tu-114 had separate three-bed compartments, and passengers were given pillows and blankets.

In the 70s, the so-called “golden age of aviation” ended, and flying gradually began to become commonplace. Airlines began to think about reducing costs, and aircraft manufacturing concerns began to think about how to fit more people into the cabin. Beds have disappeared from passenger airliners.

Now almost anyone can afford to buy an economy class ticket, but since the 70s, nothing fundamentally new has been introduced for economy passengers.

There are airlines where first or business class passengers can use the shower or sit at the bar. All recent developments have mainly concerned premium class passengers. The economy passenger hasn't received anything new for many years. All he gets is a chair and a monitor mounted in the back, and sometimes the Internet. Therefore, the idea with sleeping boxes is really interesting, even breakthrough. And it is not as utopian as, for example, airplanes with glass floors or something similar,” Alexey Sinitsky, editor-in-chief of the specialized publication “Air Transport Review,” told the iz.ru portal.

By the way, the idea of converting sleeping accommodations on the lower deck is not new. For example, the same Airbus A340-600 models have special rest rooms for crew members. They are reminiscent of the capsule hotels that now exist in many airports around the world. The same compartments are found in some Boeing 777 models.

Alexey Sinitsky is sure that sleeping places will not be available for the entire flight.

It will be quite problematic to quickly evacuate from such boxes, so at the time of takeoff and landing, all passengers will most likely be in their seats. But when the plane is at the level, you can go down and rest,” he suggested.

And of course, there are not enough sleeping places for all passengers. For example, the same A330 can accommodate more than 300 people - it is impossible to accommodate beds for everyone. Therefore, passengers will either have to buy a ticket for sleeping seats when booking a regular ticket, or flight attendants will be able to sell these seats during the flight.

I think many will agree that on a 12-13 hour flight they will have the opportunity to lie down for a couple of hours and stretch their legs,” Sinitsky is sure.

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