In order to take advantage of cheap traveloptions such as cheapairplane tickets, discounttravel deals, and cheap vacation packages, mostpassengers understand, though may not like the fact, that coach class seats area little small and close together in order to fit as many passengers on a planeas possible.
Airbus applied in July for a patent that would likelycreate the least comfortable airplane seat in the sky. The new design calls for saddle shape seatsthat can fold up when not in use. Passengers would sit upright, with a small seatback supporting theirlower spines. Gone are cushions, paddedarmrests, and tray tables.
Personal space would also be a thing of the past. This new seating plan would allow airlines tocram more passengers into limited cabin space.
The Airbus patent contends that current seatingconfigurations have reached their passenger limit but numbers can be increasedby switching to saddle style design seats. It says the saddle format will accommodate four seats into the spacepreviously occupied by three.
Airbus asserts in its patent application that Reducedcomfort remains tolerable for the passengers in as much as the flight lastsonly one or a few hours. The key wordhere is tolerable. Coach airlinepassengers have learned over time to tolerate an increasing amount ofdiscomfort in the air, while pay ever increasing fees, in order to fly.
Enjoyment used to come with flying. Now toleration appears to be thestandard. The question is when doestoleration become outright suffering as a result of the new seat design.
This type of seat design idea was first floated in 2010 byan Italian design firm that called its design SkyRider and was designed sothat planes could fit rows 25 percent closer together, placing passengers legsat an angle beneath them instead of in front of them.
A Washington Post commenter suggested that airlines couldincrease cabin capacity by using suction cups that line the ceiling and latchonto your head. You could probablydangle 400, maybe 450 people on your average size plane. Plus any wallets or loose change that fallsout of your pockets legally becomes the property of the airline, creating a newrevenue stream on turbulent routes.
Airbus said that the filing of its patent does notnecessarily mean that its new seat design would be saddling up to its planesanytime soon. Even if this new seatingoption is fully developed, Airbus acknowledges that it will be up to individualairlines to choose their seating configurations and type.
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