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\"\"<\/a>Flying comfortably in Economy Class has just become so much easier. This week two of Air New Zealand’s\u00a0 newly refitted Boeing 777-300 equipped with the much discussed Skycouch seats were finally deliverd to the Kiwi airline.\u00a0It will not be much longer now till Air New Zealand<\/a> will start flying those planes and the Skycouch seats will be available to book\u00a0for travel agents and consumers. These seats that are located in\u00a0NZ’s economy cabin are what I call a comfy way of flying in cattle class without the enormous price tag.\u00a0And this is how it all\u00a0works. If you’re flying with your spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend or whoever else you would like to cuddle up to, you can buy two economy class seats at the normal fare and a third seat in the same row for half the\u00a0price. If it is still empty of course.\u00a0If you’re feeling sleepy (or frisky) you can then move the foot- and armrests and convert the three seats into a comfy bed so you can both lie down next to each other.\u00a0And voila! Let the fun begin. I mean: Let the counting of the sheep begin!\u00a0There are 22 seats spread out over 11 rows in the front of the economy cabin. The two planes will start flying on the\u00a0Auckland to London route\u00a0via Los Angeles and the rest of the fleet will soon be refitted aswell.\u00a0Air New Zealand is a carrier\u00a0that has always been\u00a0somewhat of a groundbreaker in the airline world and rumor has it that there are 30 other airlines dying to copy the new Skycouch seat. Well,\u00a0bring it on! Because it’s never ever\u00a0very comfortable on a plane, right?\u00a0Seatbelts imbedded in\u00a0all kinds of limbs,\u00a0armrests that are in the way, feet stuck in footrests. And sleeping ain’t easy either! I just hope that Air New Zealand is preparing itself to host a whole score of\u00a0new members of the Mile High Club! Because, let’s face it, these seats\u00a0aren’t unoffically called ‘Cuddle Class Seats’ for nothing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Flying comfortably in Economy Class has just become so much easier. This week two of Air New Zealand’s\u00a0 newly refitted Boeing 777-300 equipped with the much discussed Skycouch seats were finally deliverd to the Kiwi airline.\u00a0It will not be much longer now till Air New Zealand will start flying those planes and the Skycouch seats will be available to book\u00a0for travel agents and consumers. 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