Following a successful pilot yoga programme in SkyTeam’s Exclusive Lounge at London’s Heathrow Airport, the global airline alliance has launched two new Yoga tutorials for passengers to enjoy at 30,000 feet.

SkyTeam has teamed up with Amsterdam-based yoga teacher, Asaf Hacmon, who used his own experience as a frequent flyer to develop the tutorials: one for the ground and one that can be followed in flight.

Each 15-minute programme, developed exclusively for SkyTeam and its 20 members, features a series of yoga stretches and breathing techniques that are easy to follow, regardless of what passengers are wearing or their class of travel. Customers flying on 18 of SkyTeam’s 20 members will find the Yoga inflight video offered as part of the airlines’ inflight entertainment. The tutorials are also available on the SkyTeam app and can be accessed offline, so passengers can enjoy them at their leisure.

“For passengers using our routine while on board, there’s no downward dog or plank involved, just very simple yoga exercises that don’t intrude on other passengers’ space,” said Fatima da Gloria, SkyTeam’s Brand and Communications Director. “Offering our customers the chance to relax and stay fit before and during a flight is another way we are contributing to a more seamless and enjoyable travel experience.”

Meanwhile, SkyTeam’s Yoga Studio concept at Heathrow will be extended to the alliance’s new Exclusive Lounge at Hong Kong that is scheduled to open later this year.