If you thought it wasn’t possible to make air travel even worse, you just don’t think big enough:
Italian company Aviointeriors showed off its new “Skyrider” seat at an airshow in California. The curious-looking seats have just 23-inches of space between the seat and the row in front of you. Current airline seating configurations gives you a seemingly spacious 30-inches or so.
I’ve pretty much given up on air travel already, except for trans-Atlantic flights, but this little innovation would probably make me look for steerage class bookings on freighters . . .
All I can think of is: Instant wedgie.
Will they disinfect these seats after each time? I really would not want to sit in a seat that got so personal with the previous occupant.
Comment by Da Wife — September 15, 2010 @ 17:07
As I said in a Facebook comment to Raiffe, “We’re getting closer to the prediction of (if I remember correctly) L. Neil Smith, shortly after 9/11, that the future air traveller will have to be stripped to the skin, strapped to the seat, and not allowed to move or talk for the duration of the flight. All in the interests of “security”, of course.”
Comment by Nicholas — September 15, 2010 @ 21:51