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Stand-up airline seats unveiled

An aircraft interior design company has released the first images of controversial new 'stand-up' plane seats.

Italian firm Avioninteriors, which is developing the SkyRider seat, claims it will offer both cheaper fare options and more capacity on board, reports Travolution.

The designs were released just months after Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary said that he planned to introduce standing room on his flights, with tickets selling for as little as £5 per passenger.





A representative for the company producing the seat said: “The SkyRider is intended as a new basic class. The passenger’s seating position is similar to that of a touring motor-scooter rider.

“This posture permits that the overall longitudinal space occupied by the seat with the seated passenger is far less than that of a conventional, very high density 28-inch economy class seat.”

It also claims that the new 23-inch seats will allow airlines to increase passenger numbers on board.

Air safety regulator the CAA is expected to turn down any proposals to introduce the 'standing seats' on UK airlines.

The FAA has also said only a "madman would contemplate fitting these"

JohnDotCom wrote:
A representative for the company producing the seat said: “The SkyRider is intended as a new basic class. The passenger’s seating position is similar to that of a touring motor-scooter rider.

So do passengers have to stick their knees out when banking over?

zojosc wrote:

JohnDotCom wrote:
A representative for the company producing the seat said: “The SkyRider is intended as a new basic class. The passenger’s seating position is similar to that of a touring motor-scooter rider.

So do passengers have to stick their knees out when banking over?

Well that belt is never going to hold you.

zojosc, he said:-

>>>So do passengers have to stick their knees out when banking over?<<<

Pray what else could they stick out??
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Next they'll be introducing bicycle saddle style benches aka tandem looking rows whereby you'll have to peddle to get the prop's spinning fast enough to get you air-born.

" The FAA has also said only a "madman would contemplate fitting these "

Ryanair will be first then !

Trebor wrote:" The FAA has also said only a "madman would contemplate fitting these "

Ryanair will be first then !

Nothing would induce me to fly with Ryanair again, not even if the tickets were a negative price.

Mind you, there are some other airlines also in the same category.

And O'Leary will have outside paying toilets too.

Bernard wrote:

Trebor wrote:" The FAA has also said only a "madman would contemplate fitting these "

Ryanair will be first then !

Nothing would induce me to fly with Ryanair again, not even if the tickets were a negative price.

Mind you, there are some other airlines also in the same category.

i have not faith in Ryan air from my time with them

can't say i like the seats either