Overview
- Bookings for the six-pod Skynest open Monday, May 18, for select New York–Auckland flights on new Boeing 787-9s starting in November.
- Each session costs from NZD $495 and lasts four hours as an add-on for economy or premium economy travelers.
- Pods include a full-length mattress, bedding, ambient lighting, a privacy curtain and charging ports, with rules that allow water only and ban eating, sharing and children.
- The airline will run two sessions per flight, limit each passenger to one slot and set a minimum age of 15.
- Air New Zealand says the bunks support a NZ$46 billion tourism economy by easing rest on one of the world’s longest routes.