The future of first class air travel: Private suites with king-size beds

A London design firm has created the ultimate first class suite for passengers looking for a level of luxury that those in economy could only dream of. (seymourpowell)

Updated on: Apr 1, 2016 4:07 PM IST

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A London design firm has created the ultimate first class suite for passengers looking for a level of luxury that those in economy could only dream of. (seymourpowell)

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Billed as a boutique hotel of the skies, Seymourpowell’s First Spaces concept has six single or double rooms offering luxury and privacy. Each double room would come with a comfortable leather couch that folds into a king-size bed with the touch of a button. (seymourpowell.com)

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Each room comes with a retractable door, armchair or couch that folds into a bed, 42in TV screen that would be the largest on a plane, and ‘smart in-flight service system’ designed to anticipate passengers’ needs. (seymourpowell.com)

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Designed for an Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger jet, the fully-enclosed suites would be aimed at wealthy solo passengers or couples who don’t want to be bothered or even seen by fellow travellers during a long-haul flight. Passengers would be afforded complete privacy in the fully-enclosed rooms, which would have retractable doors and doorbells. (seymourpowell.com)

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Nominated for a prestigious Crystal Cabin Award at next week’s Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, the First Spaces cabin would have four single suites and two doubles to give passengers a hotel-like choice of room and a flexible business model for airlines. (seymourpowell.com)

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Guests would enter their single or double suite via a contemporary lobby that has S curves and horizontally slatted walls. (seymourpowell.com)

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Each armchair or couch would have storage space for passengers’ personal belongings, including mobile phones or passports. (seymourpowell.com)

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Each suite would have soft furnishings, storage for hand luggage and a large table that can be stowed. (seymourpowell.com)

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In addition to a table, there would be space to hang clothes, drawers for personal belongings and a tablet computer to control functions. (seymourpowell.com)

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With the tablet or their own device, passengers would control in-flight entertainment, seat ergonomics and position, and lighting, order from menus and access the internet. Each seat can be pre-configured to suit its passenger before boarding. (seymourpowell.com)

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Smart technology would use sensors and log passengers’ preferences deliver ‘prescient service’ to anticipate travellers’ needs. (seymourpowell.com)

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Seymourpowell designed the concept, with four single rooms and two double rooms, for an Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger jet. Seymourpowell has not revealed a desired launch date for First Spaces, but Powell pointed out that development and certification ‘can take a long time’. (seymourpowell.com)