Airbus to put sleeping berths in cargo holds
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Even if you are doing a transcontinental flight, I would much rather be set up in chair with ample leg room and access to my own entertainment system.
If I'm hopping on a 8 hour flight across the Atlantic, do I really need to settle in my own sleeping compartment as if I'm spending the night in a hotel?
Perhaps for super long haul flights from Australia or NZ this makes sense, but getting settled into a bed for an America - Euro travel seems unnecessary.
On the mockups (http://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2018/04/air...), it looks a bit like the Japanese pod hotels.
Depending on departure and arrival times of the plane, it could make sense to me. I have used night trains quite a lot and it works fine.