LAG BEHIND
Airline launches app to help passengers fall asleep on planes
The app will work with artificial intelligence as past of the All Nippon Airlines' new travel wellness programme
JET lag is the worst thing about long-haul travel – but it could soon be left in the past if one airline has its way.
All Nippon Airways is developing an app that will help passengers fall asleep on planes.
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Working via AI, the app will help people snooze even when they feel like they can’t.
The airline is working with a company called NeuroSpace, which creates apps that include something called “revolutionary mindware” as part of its new travel wellness programme.
This is a sequence of patterns and noises that encourages them to doze off.
NeuroSpace’s website explains: “NeuroSpace cycles are sets of neuro-audio-visual experiences (scenes) designed to engage users with emerging augmented intelligence."
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The company’s visuals are meant to “advance the quality of sleep”, which sounds good for those who are jet lagged.
A preview of a ";scene" made by the company to help induce sleep is viewable .
There are also "scenes" to help with napping, relaxing and feeling alert.
Yoshiaki Tsuda, vice president of the ANA Digital Design Lab, told : “ANA realises that many travellers fear long flights due to potential side effects, such as jetlag, fatigue or lack of sleep."
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He continued: “These negative notions deter some passengers from taking longer flights. To address these issues, ANA has been working to create the ANA Travel Wellness Initiative.”
Sun Online Travel previously revealed the top 20 ways that Brits beat jet lag.
These range from eating cherries, which contain melatonin, to skipping in-flight meals and avoiding drinking coffee and energy drinks.
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