From 2024, Air New Zealand will offer a new Business Premier Luxe suite, a new Business Premier seat and the world’s first Skynest

Air New Zealand’s new Boeing 787 Dreamliners, due to arrive in 2024, will give customers more choice than any airline in the world, providing the best sleep in the sky regardless of the cabin customers choose to fly in. This includes a new Business Premier Luxe seat, designed for customers looking for more space and privacy, and Skynest, the world’s first sleep pods in the sky for Economy travellers.

Feedback from extensive customer research over five years has highlighted the importance for a good night’s sleep and the need for more space and comfort, so the new experience is designed around creating a home away from home that leaves customers refreshed and raring to go at their destination.

“New Zealand’s location puts us in a unique position to lead on the ultra-longhaul travel experience,” says Air New Zealand Chief Executive Officer Greg Foran. “We have zeroed in on sleep, comfort, and wellness because we know how important it is for our customers to arrive well-rested. Whether they are heading straight into a meeting, or to their first holiday hotspot – they want to hit the ground running. It’s a proud moment to finally unveil five years of hard mahi, in what truly is a cabin of possibility. One that will provide customers with options to get some shut eye wherever they’re sitting.”

Innovation has driven the new cabin experience from nose to tail. For Economy customers, the Skynest concept, first announced in 2020, will be a world-first. The new lie-flat option is expected to be a real game changer for the economy travel experience. The new product will be combined with cabin’s interior design inspired by the uniqueness of Aotearoa (New Zealand), from the forest inspired carpet to the seats that draw inspiration from New Zealand’s native bird, the Tui. The focus has also been on a great sleep in the air, from the lighting and sleep ritual, including sleepy teas and balms, to the healthier food choices and breathable fabrics. Meditative onscreen content, Zentertainment, will also help customers unwind and get ready for rest.

The airline has also added a Sky Pantry to the Premium Economy and Economy cabins, so customers can stretch their legs, grab a bite to eat and hydrate at their leisure throughout their journey.

Sustainability has been at the heart of the design process. Using modern fabrics, rather than leather, has saved around one kilogram in weight per Business Premier and Premium Economy seat, reducing overall carbon emissions. In Premium cabins, the airline will also switch to serviceware that is 20% lighter, helping to reduce carbon emissions, and in Economy, the new serviceware will reduce plastic dishes used inflight by 28 million every year.

With the launch, the airline will offer on its new Dreamliners Business Premier Luxe, for customers looking for the ultimate space and privacy, complete with a fully closing door and space for two to dine; Business Premier, a comfortable and private nest for a blissful journey and tranquil sleep; Premium Economy with more privacy and protected space; the Economy Skynest, which allows travellers to stretch out in one of six pods for part of their journey and catch some shut eye; the Economy Skycouch; Economy Stretch, a seat is for those who want to rest and stretch their legs further than the regular Economy seat; and Eonomy class.

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