Airline Marketing Monthly - September 2019

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Air New Zealand Skycouch

one positive post by someone active on

Zealand’s ‘Skycouch’ product (where

social media can generate masses of

an economy row becomes a sleeping

positive PR.

area) has been featured extensively in English speaking news media.

It also comes as Air New Zealand

The coverage all stems from a post from

Service award at the Airline Passenger

leading Australian travel blogger, Adel

Experience Association (APEX) Awards in

Barbaro, who shared information on her

Los Angeles.

Facebook page about how the Skycouch is an excellent economy option for families.

While the Skycouch product was initially introduced in 2011, Air New Zealand has since made further enhancements to it,

Adel’s Facebook post has received 37k

including introducing a dedicated infant

comments so far, and has been featured

harness allowing infants to remain lying

in publications ranging from The Sun

down throughout the cruise phase of

to Metro, to the New Zealand Herald

flight, new infant pod, and modifications

featuring it.

to the existing Skycouch Cuddle Belt

This is obviously a prime example of how

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won the APEX/IFSA Best Product or

which mean two children can share the Skycouch lying side by side.

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