Another great reason not to fly, as if we needed one.
Hey.....we were offered a "standing room only" place on an Amtrak from Portland to Seattle once.....we said, NO THANK YOU, and got off the train and drove.
Flying brooms is so much more comfortable [an INDIVIDUAL broom - just imagine! Better than the first class - no boardings, missed connections or lost luggage], quieter and cheaper...
What's next, duct tape them to the wings?
A hard landing would result in hundreds of broken legs. I cannot imagine this idea getting any traction.
They could, in hives, like the micro-hotels.
I'd rather them but racks of bunks straight up and down than stand.
I'm thinking of fixing up a large dog crate & flying cargo class. Load it up with pillows, snacks, drinks, laptop, & a mayonaise jar for delayed flights.
Sounds like first class to me!
Greyhound should think about cashing in on this. Set up cabins like Amtrack does and schedule straight thru routes to major hubs.
Every time I flew, I had to fully sit back in the seat and my knees still touched the back of the seat in front of me. And when the person reclined, I damn near had numb legs and knees by the time we landed. I'm 6'3 at 232.
But a typical passenger in economy class now weighs . . . oh, never mind.
This is why the future of air travel is speed not size. With the development of the supercruise and research into dampening the effects of sonic booms, an SST may finally become a practical reality.
How can people stand when a plane takes off or lands?
All they need to do is look at old schematic drawings of slave ships showing how to do a "tight pack" and follow those drawings.
"If they really want to max out their space, just stack 'em floor to ceiling ..."
Like the slave ships
Now here is one for the record books....
Greatest Aviation Passenger Load
The greatest aviation passenger load was carried by one airliner was during the Operation Solomonî It happend on May 24,1991 carrying 1,088 passengers. Ethiopian Jews were evacuated to Israel on an El Al Boeing 747. The figure includes 2 babies that were born during the flight over.