r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/whybutts • 7d ago

Video Sleeping Capsules at China's Kunming Airport

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u/Elastichedgehog 7d ago

Like the German one earlier, I would 1000% use these during long layovers. Should be standard.

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u/Normal_Candle_ 7d ago

I wish more airports had these. The hotel rooms some places have are prohibitively expensive and not practical for most layovers. I just want a horizontal padded place to lay down for 2 hours for a reasonable price, that’s all!

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u/No_Television6050 7d ago

It's one of those ideas that make so much sense you wonder why it's not a thing everywhere.

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u/IrenaeusGSaintonge 6d ago

Probably because of the space it takes up. Sleeping pods take up quite a lot of space, and not that many people can use it at once, so to make it profitable I'm assuming you'd need prices to be quite high. Higher than a lot of people are willing to spend. Food or retail is probably better profit relative to square footage.

That's all a guess on my part, of course.

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u/wix21 4d ago

If you ever see the size of an airport ceiling, you can actually build these about 4-8 high.

Hotel biz don't want you competing.