Lufthansa offers virtual reality helmets to passengers

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Lufthansa offers Meta Quest 3 virtual reality helmets to business class passengers flying on the Munich-San Francisco and Munich-Chigago routes.

On board the Airbus A350-900 airliners with Allegris business class travelers are offered a choice between superimposing virtual entertainment on the real world or a completely virtual mode.

The content includes games, movies, a meditation session and exploring the destination of the flight.

In fully virtual mode, the Lufthansa cinema creates the illusion of watching a movie on a big screen.

Anastasia Shishlo

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