The Airliner of the Future
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The Airliner of the Future
I知 daydreaming here:
With all the self-imposed artificial caps on available seats for social distancing, does anyone think future airliners should/will be reconfigured to either eliminate middle seats or space out rows of coach seats with more space per row (as they used to be in the past)?
Will the rush to cram in as many seats as possible resume soon, or will we return to more generous spacing in coach?
Thoughts?
With all the self-imposed artificial caps on available seats for social distancing, does anyone think future airliners should/will be reconfigured to either eliminate middle seats or space out rows of coach seats with more space per row (as they used to be in the past)?
Will the rush to cram in as many seats as possible resume soon, or will we return to more generous spacing in coach?
Thoughts?
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I知 daydreaming here:
With all the self-imposed artificial caps on available seats for social distancing, does anyone think future airliners should/will be reconfigured to either eliminate middle seats or space out rows of coach seats with more space per row (as they used to be in the past)?
Will the rush to cram in as many seats as possible resume soon, or will we return to more generous spacing in coach?
Thoughts?
With all the self-imposed artificial caps on available seats for social distancing, does anyone think future airliners should/will be reconfigured to either eliminate middle seats or space out rows of coach seats with more space per row (as they used to be in the past)?
Will the rush to cram in as many seats as possible resume soon, or will we return to more generous spacing in coach?
Thoughts?
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I知 daydreaming here:
With all the self-imposed artificial caps on available seats for social distancing, does anyone think future airliners should/will be reconfigured to either eliminate middle seats or space out rows of coach seats with more space per row (as they used to be in the past)?
Will the rush to cram in as many seats as possible resume soon, or will we return to more generous spacing in coach?
Thoughts?
With all the self-imposed artificial caps on available seats for social distancing, does anyone think future airliners should/will be reconfigured to either eliminate middle seats or space out rows of coach seats with more space per row (as they used to be in the past)?
Will the rush to cram in as many seats as possible resume soon, or will we return to more generous spacing in coach?
Thoughts?
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I've never really thought about this, but I think you are probably right. The number of overall flights (the load factor of the airport/airspace) also makes a difference. When things were at their slowest recently, it really showed what a difference that makes in the overall experience. Boarding is low stress, you have a row to yourself, everything runs on time....
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That痴 good to know that not everyone has been cramming in seats. I have seen within the past decade an airline increase its 737-800s from 150 to 160 and recently I believe 172 seats.
Also, the low cost carriers have put 200+ seats in A321s.
Also, the low cost carriers have put 200+ seats in A321s.
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Spirit has only 2 rows of premium class and they are a bit of an exception at 28" pitch seating.
Until recently, I never bothered to think about how much the overall airplane packing adds to the discomfort of the trip, as opposed to something simple like the seat pitch. However, seat pitch ("legroom") is what everyone seems to care and complain about, even though it's not the whole story.
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