Originally Posted by
nzjay
I'm sitting in Economy Skycouch on NZ8 at the moment with the whole row to myself and I've only paid for a standard economy seat. The IFM has made it clear to me that I don't get the seatbelt and must stow away the foot rest that I raised up whenever the seat belt sign is turned on. Apparently air nz management is quite strict about it as well.
Interesting. It was a few years ago but I do think I was given seatbelt in your scenario.
Originally Posted by
kryptonjohn
Interesting. Just looking at a sale on return flights AKL to HNL for a single passenger each way, economy about $1100, SkyCouch $2700, PE $4432 and BP $6712 so the Skycouch is not a bad deal as long as you don't mind lying a little crooked.
I'm not sure how tall you are but check the measurements. I'm 6ft and struggle to sleep lying in Skycouch; there would be a lot of "crookedness", and also a tendency for feet to pop out below the armrest!