Airlines - standing room only?
Airbus is trying to get some Asian carriers to adopt a new style of "seating". And it's perfectly legal for US carriers too, should they want to do it.www.nytimes.com/2006/04/2...seats.html
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another thought: would this be work with the Americans with Disabilities Act?I see a lot of doctor's notes in the future. Dear American Airlines/Delta/ etc., please excuse the following people from...
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Theatres can have standing room only sections, and I don't think there is any requirement to provide the same rate to the disabled. Does anyone know?
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I can't imagine they'd convert all the seats to standing room only, but perhaps another class? Ha...you only THOUGHT we flew the lowest class possible.
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And then there would be "standing plus"It looks scarily like the harness for some of those theme park rides
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That's exactly what I told my husband when I was trying to convince him on the phone this morning that this wasn't a bad joke.
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oh, great, now that we're harnessed in, the pilots will start doing loop-the-loops and other roller coaster tricks. Hope they stock more airsickness bags.
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What if you travel with children? Put one on top of the other for the 2-for-1 price? And if you are a shorter person, will you be allowed to stand on your carry-on?
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Sooner or later, someone will collapse in his/her place. Imagine an 85-year-old traveling on a cheap fare. Then what happens? Will people be allowed to sit on the floor when the seatbelt sign is off?...
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What kind of seat belts will be provided? Suspenders? Will we have to pay $5 for those, too? How will I manage my pillow and blanket in a standing seat? And if I fly a "red-eye" will I have to call it...
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Quote:And if I fly a "red-eye" will I have to call it a "one-night stand"? That is the best line I've heard in a long time!!!!!
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Do you really think the American public will STAND for this?I really do think next they'll be selling space out on the wings where they strap you down. It will be called "flying on a wing and a prayer".
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Well, I might as well stand because with my 36" inseam, I no longer fit in the seats they have jammed together front to back. On long flights anymore, if I don't get lucky enough to get emergency row,...
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I like to say, "Now the plane is the bus."Mrs. Doctorlew saw this article and said, "Now the plane is the subway!"
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Someone on Flyertalk suggested that a treadmill be worked into this arrangement. Maybe the passengers could provide the electricity to run the lights and the onboard fridges!Airbus has denied...
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I don't understand why was it offered to the Asian airlines only? (where is that scratching head emoticon?)
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They have a much different sense of personal space -- for example the "hotels" in Japan that have "rooms" not much bigger than a...
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A logical extension don't you think?blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=200
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Hey, since they've stopped serving us food and drinks anyway, I'd be all for it! Who gets the top bunk, though?
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