Thread: FAA will allow use of electronic devices during takeoff
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Old 11-09-2013, 09:36 AM   #16
fjtorres
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Originally Posted by elemenoP View Post
I think in the future airplanes will have a standing area... so that they can actually charge extra for seats. Not sure how it will work with seatbelts, though... maybe they will strap you to the wall?

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The future?
From 2010:

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/...tless-flights/

From 2011:

http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-...0702-zru8.html

Plenty more, and newer, out there.

I like the term: vertical seats.
What they need is to go with triple-bunk beds, like the Japanese capsule hotels.
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