United Airlines just announced it will add a couch-style “Relax Row” on its entire fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets and on many 777 as well, an unanticipated announcement during a media day at Los Angeles International Airport.
Playing a short video, United announced it will debut a new seat feature in economy class similar to the Air New Zealand “Sky Couch” in which a row of three economy class seats can be transformed into a bed.
Each aircraft will have up to 12 “Relax Rows” which will be rolled out across the 787 and much of the 777 fleet, with plans to offer this on over 200 aircraft. The United Relax Row is expected to launch in 2027, and the airline plans to offer it on more than 200 Boeing 787 and 777 widebody aircraft by 2030.
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