An aircraft seat comprising: a seatpan portion; a backrest portion coupled to the seatpan portion; a frame supporting the backrest portion and the seatpan portion; and a sleep comforter including: a flexible body configured to extend over the backrest portion and the seatpan portion, the flexible body being movable between a retracted position adjacent the backrest portion and the seatpan portion, and an extended position spaced apart from at least a portion of the seatpan portion and at least a portion of the backrest portion; a body tensioning mechanism including an actuator operatively coupled to a rotatable roller, the roller being coupled to an end of the flexible body, the body tensioning mechanism being configured to move the flexible body from the retracted position to the extended position; and a body return mechanism coupled to the flexible body, the body return mechanism including biasing members configured to bias the flexible body towards the retracted position; wherein the body return mechanism comprises a rod mounted on the frame; characterized in that the body return mechanism further comprises a pair of extendable coupling members supported on the rod and biased into the retracted position by the biasing members; wherein the extendable coupling members are coupled to the flexible body. a seatpan portion; a backrest portion coupled to the seatpan portion; a frame supporting the backrest portion and the seatpan portion; and a sleep comforter including: a flexible body configured to extend over the backrest portion and the seatpan portion, the flexible body being movable between a retracted position adjacent the backrest portion and the seatpan portion, and an extended position spaced apart from at least a portion of the seatpan portion and at least a portion of the backrest portion; a body tensioning mechanism including an actuator operatively coupled to a rotatable roller, the roller being coupled to an end of the flexible body, the body tensioning mechanism being configured to move the flexible body from the retracted position to the extended position; and a body return mechanism coupled to the flexible body, the body return mechanism including biasing members configured to bias the flexible body towards the retracted position; wherein the body return mechanism comprises a rod mounted on the frame; characterized in that the body return mechanism further comprises a pair of extendable coupling members supported on the rod and biased into the retracted position by the biasing members; wherein the extendable coupling members are coupled to the flexible body. a flexible body configured to extend over the backrest portion and the seatpan portion, the flexible body being movable between a retracted position adjacent the backrest portion and the seatpan portion, and an extended position spaced apart from at least a portion of the seatpan portion and at least a portion of the backrest portion; a body tensioning mechanism including an actuator operatively coupled to a rotatable roller, the roller being coupled to an end of the flexible body, the body tensioning mechanism being configured to move the flexible body from the retracted position to the extended position; and a body return mechanism coupled to the flexible body, the body return mechanism including biasing members configured to bias the flexible body towards the retracted position; wherein the body return mechanism comprises a rod mounted on the frame; characterized in that the body return mechanism further comprises a pair of extendable coupling members supported on the rod and biased into the retracted position by the biasing members; wherein the extendable coupling members are coupled to the flexible body.