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14 hours it took to fly from Tokyo to Vienna and that was just a connection. There were two babies on the flight. The guy next to me was eating something that smelled like a dead thing. A dead thing that smelled bad when it was alive. The films were Two Weeks Notice, Maid In Manhattan and Flubber. It
wasn't a pleasant experience and I'm sure anyone who's ever had to make a long distance flight feels the same.
So, what I suggest is a new type of plane for long distance flights based on the model of Japanese capsule hotels. Each passenger (or two) has a small room with a bed, television and maybe a small fridge with snacks and drinks in. Also available are larger rooms with perhaps a mini-cinema, maybe a bar or even showering facilities. First class flights would be on larger planes with bigger rooms and maybe nifty things like squash courts or such like.
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One of the main parts of aircraft design is optimisation to save weight, introducing individual capsules isn't impossible, it'll just increase you fare so that you won't want to fly. |
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I believe it's already partially baked in that Virgin were talking about the posibility of individual cabins in the new Airbus A380, I wouldn't be surprised if they've droped the idea because someone told them how much they'd have to charge. |
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Imagine paying a first class fare and then some... |
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Well, it's so expensive anyway what's another couple of hundred? Oh yeah, another couple of hundred. |
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You're not just talking about another couple of hundred, more like a couple of thou |
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You can always sedate the passengers and stash them like I used to do with the slaves aboard boats in years gone by (ah, the good old days!), only the slaves weren't entitled to sedation, of coarse. |
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Seattle to Sydney, round trip, Qantas:
coach: $1,409USD.
business: $8,536USD.
1st class: $12,247USD. |
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