Standing “Seats” in Airplane
Posted by Cap in Customer Service |From CNN:
Airbus in discussion with Asian airlines to offer padded backboards to have flyers stand, increasing capacity of the largest jet to 853 passengers.
Yeah, the standing room option will only be available for short trips, like island-hopping in Japan. But uh, this is seriously stupid. I don’t know about you, but I’m going to feel awfully ridiculous paying for an airfare—even if it’s cheaper—just so I can stand in an airplane against a padded backboard, while strapped in place by a harness.
The standing room space would be only 25 inches front to back, instead of only 30 inches now for the thinnest seats on commercial jets.
Now you can really feel like you’re being shipped in a box!
I’m pretty sure the airlines aren’t crazy enough to go with Airbus’ idea. Yup. Pretty sure.
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April 25th, 2006 at 9:46 am
I saw that story too… talk about paying money for crap! Next they’ll offer a discount for riding in the cargo hold.
April 25th, 2006 at 10:17 am
But remember, this is the country where businesspeople sometimes stay in ultra-cheap “hotel rooms” that are nothing more than morgue-like drawers in a wall. If getting crammed into small spaces is culturally okay, I can see how getting strapped to a backboard in an airplane wouldn’t be much of a stretch.
But for those of us raised to expect a little elbow room, who are already objecting to jets that pack us in like cattle (I always expect to hear mooing when I board an airplane), the backboard bit sounds intollerable, even for short flights. I don’t even like having to stand up on the university’s shuttle bus — especially when I’m loaded down with a computer bag and a large book bag, and seated in front of me are a half-dozen surly-looking football players, who must be terribly frail if they need seats while a woman their mothers’ age is forced to stand. But that’s a whole ‘nother issue.
April 26th, 2006 at 1:07 am
Hey, you pay $20 for a movie ticket and you’re not guaranteed a seat here – you get to line up in the back of the theater and watch standing if you don’t arrive early ;)
April 26th, 2006 at 6:57 am
A movie doesn’t have the same safety concerns as a plane, and you can leave at any time. Seat sizes in the USA are a point of complaint. Imagine the complaints if there were no seats! Hah!
April 28th, 2006 at 2:44 pm
hmm you guys are right, I didn’t really think about the cultural significance of the standing seats. If millions can stand the crazy pack mass transit system, then they can probably handle standing in an airplane. heh. Plus, $20 for a movie is wild.
but yeah, I was thinking of safety.. strapped in or not, I can’t imagine it’s that safe during turbulence, but then for short flights at certain altitudes maybe it’s not an issue *shrug*
as for those ill manner young’un, well… they’re just selfish jerks heh.
May 23rd, 2006 at 3:59 pm
I think it’s a great idea.
May 23rd, 2006 at 4:00 pm
though the seat cusions do absorb a lot of farts…
January 12th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
is it true aeroplane seats absorb farts?