Kneejerk Reaction? New Air Passenger Seating Scheme Hits Turbulence

NBC Business ^ | July 10, 2015 | Alexandra Gibbs

[QT3.14]

The lot of the poor economy-class airline customer has never been a happy one: there's the food (or lack of), cramped conditions, loud noises and being just that bit too close for comfort to your fellow passengers.

However, things could get a whole lot worse, if one company's designs are adopted.

Named the "Economy Class Cabin Hexagon", the design aims to switch up seating arrangements, by placing airline seats in different directions in order to improve space and "increase cabin density."

[QT3.14]

Friendly skies huh?

[Bryanw92]

Why would anyone fly these days? If I can’t afford business class or above, I’m just not going by air.

[exit82]

Flight free since Sept. 2002.

It was like being in a bus in the sky then, I can only imagine the horror show it is now.

[NormsRevenge]

Stacked like sardines.. cattle car airways.. so sue em..

[NRx]

+1

[knarf]

I promise not to throw up on you

Window seat, aisle, backwards, upside down or sideways, sir ?

[QT3.14]

Trying to visualize evacuation in an emergency.

[Biggirl]

Late the pass month very early this month, flew to and from western PA to attend a Bible conference. Because of my physical issues, had sat in the front or very close to. The planes were packed or very close to being packed. Managed to make it.

[867V309]

Next step: my feet on your shoulders and vice-versa.

[MrTed]

How in such an arrangement would and aircraft ever be able to pass the evacuation time requirements?

[stayathomemom]

Hexagonal closest packing.

[Bryanw92]

>>It was like being in a bus in the sky then, I can only imagine the horror show it is now.

Now, I imagine that its like a bus in Central America on one of those mountain roads with no guardrail.

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[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

The company is called ‘Airbus’, not without reason. Just watch for the next iteration ‘Cattlecar Airways’.

[cripplecreek]

[2ndDivisionVet]

[Larry Lucido]

Will that help or hinder members of the Mile High Club?

[USNBandit]

I wonder how this goes in an evacuation?

[Larry Lucido]

That top picture actually looks pretty cool.

[samtheman]

Looks like a stunningly bad idea.