New airplane seat design to make it easier to sleep in economy

Re:New airplane seat design to make it easier to sleep in ec... by jobigoud on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @03:52AM (#21750807)

How so? There is already a button to get the flight attendant to come over without having to move yourself, and you are going to talk aloud all the same. In fact with video calling you may disrupt a larger number of people since the flight attendant is also going to talk aloud in a different part of the cabin, creating two disjointed pockets of noise.

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Re:New airplane seat design to make it easier to sleep in ec... by culturestate on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @03:59AM (#21750836)

Using a call button, the flight attendant has to come over twice - once to find out what you want, and then again to bring you the thing you asked for. Any form of remote communication (video chat, text message, whatever) reduces that to a single interaction.

Fewer trips down the aisle, less time spent leaning over other passengers, etc.

If I were the PM on this project I probably would've used a standard menu of services (get a blanket, refill water bottle) in an app on the IFE display instead, but the principle is sound.

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Re:New airplane seat design to make it easier to sleep in ec... by amelius on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @04:44AM (#21751071)

A button to get peanuts ...

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Re:New airplane seat design to make it easier to sleep in ec... by culturestate on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @05:07AM (#21751170)

> A button to get peanuts ...

Or a blanket, or a gin tonic, or a cup of noodles between meal services on a 16-hour flight from Hong Kong to New York...

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Re:New airplane seat design to make it easier to sleep in ec... by jrockway on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @08:31AM (#21752232)

Ordering food from your IFE is pretty common, at least in business class on the asian airlines. I think I've done it on CX and JL, at least.

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