{"id":4175,"date":"2018-07-30T16:38:04","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T15:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alphamen.asia\/?p=4175"},"modified":"2020-05-04T01:01:17","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T00:01:17","slug":"is-this-the-future-of-first-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alphamen.asia\/is-this-the-future-of-first-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Is This the Future of First Class?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A bold new concept by Airbus and Zodiac Aerospace could have first class passengers heading downstairs to sleep next time they take a long-haul flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ever wondered where crew disappear to on long-haul flights? In the history\u00a0of commercial flight,\u00a0we’ve never flown longer non-stop<\/a>, and that means at some stage the crew needs to take a break. On the most modern aircraft, they quietly slip off to dedicated crew rest areas above or sometimes below the passenger cabin, where they can stretch out and grab some sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It might not be long until first class passengers are doing the same. Airbus and Zodiac<\/a> have collaborated to create a series of modules that can be added to the cargo deck and offer full-length bunk beds in a dedicated sleeper cabin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This isn’t as groundbreaking as you might think; when the\u00a0Boeing Stratocruisers, Lockheed Constellations, and Douglas DC-6s crossed the Atlantic, they offered sleeping accommodations akin to a night train. Fast forward to today and the new modules will offer spacious bunks, dedicated crew, and insulated walls to ensure a good night’s kip at 40,000ft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And this bold image of the future isn’t as far off as you may think. The 24-bunk modules, which can also be configured as private lounges, children’s play areas and even conference rooms, could be snapped up by forward-thinking airlines as early as 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more <\/em>Travel<\/strong> inspiration click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A bold new concept by Airbus and Zodiac Aerospace could have first class passengers heading downstairs to sleep next time they take a long-haul flight. Ever wondered where crew disappear to on long-haul flights? In the history\u00a0of commercial flight,\u00a0we’ve never flown longer non-stop, and that means at some stage the crew needs to take a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,262],"tags":[270,129,365,510,511,55,1991],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alphamen.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4175"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alphamen.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alphamen.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alphamen.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alphamen.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alphamen.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4175\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alphamen.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alphamen.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alphamen.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alphamen.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}