航空公司為經(jīng)濟(jì)艙乘客提供小型雙層床

航空公司為經(jīng)濟(jì)艙乘客提供小型雙層床

Shut-eye in the sky is finally a reality for airlines’ lowest-paying customers.

對航空公司的經(jīng)濟(jì)艙乘客來說，在空中睡覺終于成為了現(xiàn)實。

On Tuesday, Air New Zealand took the sheets off their new economy-class sleeping pods. The airline also filed patent and trademark applications for the “Economy Skynest,” CNN reports.

周二，新西蘭航空公司(Air New Zealand)揭開了經(jīng)濟(jì)艙新睡艙的床單。據(jù)美國有線電視新聞網(wǎng)報道，該航空公司還為“天巢”申請了專利和商標(biāo)。

“Shhhhhhh . . . napping in progress” reads the outside of the box containing the six bunks outfitted with low purple lighting.

“噓……“正在午睡”，六個鋪位的外面寫著。

Each individual pod is 22 inches by 78 inches — making it roughly the same length but over a foot slimmer than the average twin mattress — and comes with a pillow, sheets, blanket, earplugs and privacy curtains, with the possibility of also eventually being outfitted with reading lights and USB outlets.

每個吊艙22×78英寸,其長度大致相同，但在一英尺苗條比一般的雙床墊,附帶了一個枕頭,床單,毛毯,耳塞和隱私的窗簾,也可能最終會配備閱讀燈和USB插座。

“For those who have dreamed of having their own nest mid-flight, your lie-flat dreams could come true,” reads the caption on a promotional video for the cheap-seats sleeper innovation. “Unveiling a groundbreaking new sleep zone for economy-class travelers.”

“對于那些夢想在飛行途中擁有自己的鳥巢的人來說，平躺的夢想可能會實現(xiàn)，”這款廉價座椅臥鋪創(chuàng)新產(chǎn)品的宣傳視頻中這樣寫道。“為經(jīng)濟(jì)艙旅客開辟了一個全新的睡眠區(qū)。”

Three years of research and input from 200 Auckland area customers went into the slumber crates, CNN reports. Where the bed-box would be positioned in an aircraft is as yet undecided, although in the video they are positioned at the end of an aisle of economy triple-seaters. And with only six sleeper opportunities per aircraft, passengers will likely have to sprint to score one.

據(jù)美國有線電視新聞網(wǎng)報道，經(jīng)過3年的研究，200名奧克蘭地區(qū)的顧客進(jìn)入了夢工廠。雖然在視頻中，睡床位置被安排在一排經(jīng)濟(jì)艙三座位的后面，但在飛機(jī)上，睡床的位置其實還沒有決定。由于每架飛機(jī)只有6個臥鋪，乘客們很可能要沖刺才能得到一個。

Although the airline says the Skynest meets all regulatory requirements, CNN notes they will not finalize their decision to use them until 2021, once they’ve had time to assess the viability of their new Auckland-to-New York flights, which take off in October 2020. That flight, which would take about 17 hours and 40 minutes, is set to be one of the world’s longest — perhaps a good reason for economy passengers to take a nap.

盡管該航空公司表示，“天巢”符合所有監(jiān)管要求，但CNN指出，一旦他們有時間評估2020年10月起飛的新奧克蘭至紐約航班的可行性，他們將在2021年前最終決定是否使用“天巢”。這趟航班大約需要17小時40分鐘，將是世界上最長的航班之一——也許是經(jīng)濟(jì)艙乘客小睡的好理由。

At least they won’t have to worry about invading someone else’s in-flight space.

至少他們不必?fù)?dān)心侵犯別人的飛行空間。