Overview
- Passengers can buy a four-hour slot starting May 18 for flights from November 2026 on new Boeing 787-9s that link Auckland and New York.
- Each Skynest has six single berths in a compact bunk layout, sold in two four-hour waves per flight with a 30-minute bedding change between sessions.
- Airlines and travel sites list the add-on at about US$495 per session, which includes a mattress, bedding, privacy curtain, lighting, ventilation, USB power and an amenity kit.
- Use is tightly controlled during cruise only with one adult per bunk, a minimum age of 15, water allowed but no food, one session per person, and refunds if turbulence blocks access.
- Air New Zealand fit the unit between economy and premium economy after removing a galley, kept the seat loss to about five, lets buyers pick a specific bunk, and frames the move within a wider push for economy rest options like Lufthansa’s couch rows and United’s planned lie-flat concepts.