A good night’s sleep in the sky? In your dreams
Increasingly, what airlines sell you on long flights is sleep. It’s the top reason people upgrade and highest priority for 70% of long-haul passengers, according to JPA Design. JPA reviewed academic and passenger studies and conducted its own tests of various in-flight sleeping configurations. Airlines are one-upping each other to get more lie-flat beds on routes as short as from Boston and New York to Caribbean islands. But here’s the punchline: Some of the newest designs at airlines may not be conducive to good sleep. Airlines advertise bed length and shoulder-room dimensions. Research shows that for those who sleep on their sides, which is most of us, space at your hips may be most important. The long, skinny business-class seats being rushed into airplanes can be difficult for many sleepers. <br/>
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A good night’s sleep in the sky? In your dreams
Increasingly, what airlines sell you on long flights is sleep. It’s the top reason people upgrade and highest priority for 70% of long-haul passengers, according to JPA Design. JPA reviewed academic and passenger studies and conducted its own tests of various in-flight sleeping configurations. Airlines are one-upping each other to get more lie-flat beds on routes as short as from Boston and New York to Caribbean islands. But here’s the punchline: Some of the newest designs at airlines may not be conducive to good sleep. Airlines advertise bed length and shoulder-room dimensions. Research shows that for those who sleep on their sides, which is most of us, space at your hips may be most important. The long, skinny business-class seats being rushed into airplanes can be difficult for many sleepers. <br/>
