Does LY Allow Sleeping on the Floor?
Sep 18, 2020 | 10:58 am
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Does LY Allow Sleeping on the Floor?
I've been on flights on some airlines where they specificly announce it's forbidden. Anyway, seems a certain pax NET/B did so on a recent Washington-TLV flight.
Looks to me, as artcle notes, that he's right next a full flat F seat (can someone who knows the cabin confirm?). And pretty sure they wouldn't just let someone wander up to his section to take a pic -- so I'm personally seeing this as an attempt to get sympathy that he couldn't have his $150,000 private plane.
Looks to me, as artcle notes, that he's right next a full flat F seat (can someone who knows the cabin confirm?). And pretty sure they wouldn't just let someone wander up to his section to take a pic -- so I'm personally seeing this as an attempt to get sympathy that he couldn't have his $150,000 private plane.
Sep 18, 2020 | 12:03 pm
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Unfortunately not, they don't allow to sleep on the floors. You have to sleep in your seats, not on the floors. FA won't let you to. Sorry! 
Sep 21, 2020 | 2:35 am
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I used to sleep on the floor all the time on LY TLV-NYC-TLV, about 25 years ago, in Y - on the upper deck of the 747 in the exit row. Once we were at altitude, I think I was only refused once.
Sep 21, 2020 | 6:04 am
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3+ decades ago, it wasn't that rare to see passengers sleeping on the floor in the economy class cabin area on the floor in front of their seats on long-haul flights departing the US. It used to be one of the most common areas for children to be put to sleep on planes. But nowadays airline FAs definitely seem to be heavy on preventing that from happening even when/where it would be physically possible.
I never saw this allowed on TLV-BOM at least, but that route wasn't around 3+ decades ago.
I never saw this allowed on TLV-BOM at least, but that route wasn't around 3+ decades ago.
Sep 21, 2020 | 12:01 pm
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Ha! I think you are right. Look at the bottom of the pillow under the book. Is it common for people to sleep on these beds with their head where the feet are normally?
Sep 22, 2020 | 2:13 am
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On some flights, there have been people sleeping in weird positions in economy class at times too. Things like sleeping in a backward facing position by using the seatback in front of them as a backrest while sleeping. Good luck trying to recline the seat when the passenger behind has your seat as a headboard of sort.