New seating arrangements for planes would bring people up close and personal
If you think flying economy class is already as bad as it could be, brace yourself for some horrifying news.
At the Verge, Ross Miller calls the “evil” design a “truly nightmarish idea that lives somewhere between Saw and The Twilight Zone“, and he wonders what would happen during turbulence.
Now comes the ultimate horror.
Airline industry supplier Zodiac Seats France filed a patent for the design last December, which aims to make better use of the available floor space in a cabin, as well as lending passengers more arm and shoulder room, writes Soo Kim for The Daily Telegraph.
The seats would be built with televisions and foldable tray tables in the back, and the design would still comply with industry standards for aisle space.
This whole situation is quite familiar nonetheless, with airline companies doing everything they can to fit as many people as possible in a plane for many years now.
Thankfully, for now the company’s concept remains just that and there are no plans of yet to actually put this psychological test into commercial flights.
Please let it not be so.
What will happen when you’re stuck in the hexagon design across from that guy who wants to chit chat during the entire flight?
The new patent application seeks to have at least one forward facing seat, and one rear-facing seat in each row – simultaneously, according to the patent, getting a large number of people on board while also making it slightly more comfortable. And when are they going to bring you a drink? Please, make it stop.