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For the second time in the space of a week I have heard airlines ventilating the idea of offering standing seats to passengers.
here is a first link
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/06/30/329016/chinas-spring-looks-at-standing-only-seats-on-aircraft.html
Ryanair also espoused the idea.
My first reaction was: can you make those "seats" meet the same (admittedly laughable) crashworthiness criteria of regular seats? They obviously must in order to meet FAA rules. What would the retention system look like? I imagine something like the attached picture.
Seriously, i am interested in hearing from forum members. Maybe there is some merit in the idea I did not consider.
Anyway, this is further proof that air travel is starting to look more and more like cattle transport.
here is a first link
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/06/30/329016/chinas-spring-looks-at-standing-only-seats-on-aircraft.html
Ryanair also espoused the idea.
My first reaction was: can you make those "seats" meet the same (admittedly laughable) crashworthiness criteria of regular seats? They obviously must in order to meet FAA rules. What would the retention system look like? I imagine something like the attached picture.
Seriously, i am interested in hearing from forum members. Maybe there is some merit in the idea I did not consider.
Anyway, this is further proof that air travel is starting to look more and more like cattle transport.