Around 120km southwest of Ljubljana, this pretty town reclines in a fold of forest-shrouded hills.

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This business-class seat reclines and marries up with a motorized footrest that deploys from the back of the front passenger seat.

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In one, each girl reclines on a thin, slanted bench with all four limbs stretched up, keeping four fabric swaths in orbit.

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Almost everyone seems to love Cathay Pacific for its smooth service and fantastic Hong Kong hub, but with an 81-inch-long first class bed, flat beds in business class, and shell seats in economy (meaning that even if the person in front of you reclines, their chair-back does not), Cathay's a particularly comfortable option for those who value their personal space.

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