Lufthansa’s sleeper row features a mattress, pillow and blanket (Lufthansa)

Whereas it appears we’re nonetheless grounded in the meanwhile, airways are busy testing new methods to journey for when the world opens up once more.

Whereas easyJet this week introduced it is going to be making its cabin baggage guidelines even stricter (say goodbye to massive carry-ons), German airline Lufthansa is testing out ‘sleeper rows’ for its economic system passengers.

The airline is at present trialling the rows, during which a row of three seats will likely be reworked right into a ‘mattress’, on its Boeing 747-Eight planes between Frankfurt and Sao Paulo.

The trial is anticipated to proceed throughout December and January and, if all goes effectively, the sleeper rows might be rolled out to every of the airline’s lengthy haul routes.

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The way in which it really works is that the passenger would pay further for a row of three or 4 seats as a substitute of reserving a singular economic system seat.

Lufthansa can even present a mattress, pillow and a enterprise class blanket to make the beds just a little comfier.

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The passengers who guide a sleeper row can even be capable to board sooner than different economic system passengers in order that they will arrange their mattress.

The Solar reviews that costs for sleeper rows are anticipated to be round €220 (£199) – not unhealthy for a long-haul flight.

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The airline joins the likes of Air New Zealand who, earlier this 12 months, introduced its plans for an ‘Economic system Skynest’ – the place six full size beds can be saved behind the plan for passengers to guide in for a sleep.

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