Taiwan’s China Airlines has become the first carrier to license the Skycouch "cuddle-up" seat design from Air New Zealand.
It will include the lie-flat seats on board its new Boeing 777-300ERs from September.
The Skycouch converts three economy class seats into a “couch” by retracting the armrests and raising the footrests. Two adults can purchase a third seat at half-price, creating a space they can lie down in.
Passengers will also see the Skycouch appearing on more Air New Zealand routes. It is available on the airline’s 777-300 Auckland-Los Angeles-London flights, but will soon be added to its Boeing 777-200s flying to Asia.
The seats will also feature on the airline’s new long-range Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners when it takes delivery of the aircraft later this year.
The first route to feature the new jet will be Auckland-Perth.
