In the plush world of bed-filled business-class cabins, seating isn’t about aisle, window and middle. Instead, it’s herringbone, V-shaped, staggered and even “yin yang.”
The airline industry, usually cookie-cutter and copycat, has struggled to find the optimal layout design for fancy cabins in the front of planes flying international routes, where tickets often cost $5,000 to $10,000 or require paying for upgrades with cash or points or both. That is largely because passenger expectations for business-class comfort and convenience have increased, and that means more square footage for each seat. Seats that turn into horizontal flat beds usually mean abandoning traditional straight rows, for example, since passengers’ feet can no longer slide up under the seat in front.
thesleeperscompanion posted this