Qantas Project Sunrise: passengers reveal what they want on very long-haul flights

Faced with the prospect of 22 hours of uninterrupted flight during a very long-haul flight, what are you really looking for in an airline?

The results of an investigation by Qantas to pbadengers of the well-received 17.5-hour flight from Perth to London were revealed.

While most of us who save on long-haul flights just dream of more space, Qantas went the extra mile to find a way to ease the inconvenience and boredom of long-haul flights.

With non-stop flights to London and New York from the east coast of Australia looming under the pretext of 'Project Sunrise', the airline has also conducted group research on airline expectations. pbadengers aboard their very long journeys. flights.

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The top five pbadenger suggestions included:

1. "Sense of Separation" experiences such as virtual reality relaxation zones, audio mindfulness experiences and larger in-flight entertainment.

2. Spaces for doing stretching or gentle exercises

3. Dedicated exercise zones, including exercise bikes and rowers

4. Refresh the resorts, offering cold drinks and snacks

5. An in-flight café offering alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, including wine, fresh juices, herbal teas, herbal teas and non-alcoholic badtails, as well as snacks, including dips with vegetable sticks, and than "sweets".

Some of the previously mentioned ideas include workstations, a crib and the conversion of toilets into change and refreshment stations (note that the showers would not be feasible because of the extra weight needed to carry water, this which could be a problem for those who wish to exercise.

"Our job now is to determine where the demand is strongest and to create this cabin in a way that makes it affordable for customers and commercially viable for the airline," said Qantas International General Manager Alison Webster .

"Everything is on the table and we are excited about the innovations that can come from this research."

The airline is expected to announce which aircraft it will buy to do the job this year, with the Boeing 777X and Airbus A350s both in the study.

Airbus has already created concepts for the conversion of the cargo hold into bunk beds. Boeing did not make any hints of this type inside his ultra-long-haul aircraft a little larger.

Whatever the decision made by Qantas, the weight on board will have to be reduced to be able to travel these long distances. This could be achieved by removing a number of seats or the amount of freight carried, thus giving way to new concepts such as apartment bikes or bunk beds to be installed on board.

"To give life to some of these concepts, it will be necessary to completely rethink the intelligent use of all the spaces of the cabin and what is practically possible, but it can also involve the integration of elements design never seen before on commercial aircraft, "said Qantas industrial designer David Caon said.

The airline will continue to work with the Charles Perkins Center and will use its scientific research based on long-haul flights to realize some of these concepts.

Some of the initiatives stemming from this research for pbadengers on flights between Perth and London include outdoor spaces at Perth Airport; an in-flight menu that uses ingredients that suppress melatonin in the brain and stimulate metabolism, for example at breakfast; reprogram meal times aboard to help reorient the body clock to the destination; and ambient lighting that promotes waking and blocks melatonin.

– traveler