New Airbus beds will let passengers sleep in cargo hold

Passengers will buy a regular seat on the aircraft, paying extra for a bed at a price to be determined by airlines

For passengers, Airbus has discovered a new way to relax only if they are willing to sleep in the cargo hold, according to CNN.

The European airplane maker has partnered with France’s Zodiac Aerospace in order to construct cargo sleeper berths that will be available by 2020 for Airbus A330 jets.

Airbus and Zodiac explains the project as the mini-cabins or passenger modules, can sit directly on the cargo floor which will not make any difference on the load of freight and luggage.



Airlines will be able to swap the sleeping modules in and out of planes in place of regular cargo containers, the companies said.

"We have already received very positive feedback from several airlines on our first mock-ups," Geoff Pinner, head of cabin and cargo operations at Airbus, said in a statement.

Designs or mock-up drawings have managed to give the passenger some kind of vision as the companies shows row of double-decker bed on each side of the corridor with larger space area for families, medical care or even meetings.

According to the Airbus spokesperson, Jacques Rocca said, use and pricing of the berths has not been confirmed, they are designed to be offered as an add-on option on long haul flights for passengers who want to get up from their seats and lie down.



Passengers will buy a normal seat on the aircraft, while paying extra for the usage of bed which is yet to be determined by airlines. They would access the cargo hold via a staircase.

Since the cabins have no windows, claustrophobia may possibly be a problem.

Rocca said high definition (HD) display screens are under progress to replace windows could be deployed in the cargo passenger cabins.

This article originally appeared on CNN.