Making flying even more uncomfortable

TadW · 10-27-2010, 01:12 PM

Seriously... would you sit in THIS airline seat?

http://boardingarea.com/blogs/thewan...skyrider-seat/

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Think your seat in coach is cramped? Take a look at the SkyRider.
The new airplane seat, to be unveiled next week at the Aircraft Interiors Expo Americas conference in Long Beach, would give passengers an experience akin to riding horseback.
They'd sit at an angle with no more than 23 inches between their perch and the seat in front of them — a design that could appeal to low-cost airlines that have floated the idea of offering passengers standing-room tickets on short flights.

(USA Today)

TGS · 10-27-2010, 02:51 PM

Ryanair - the low cost airline based in Ireland - has been looking at these. Flying with Ryanair is very cheap - everything else like checking in, booking, paying, taking baggage, and so on makes it less cheap. I've often joked that the next thing they will start charging for is a seat - perhaps that will become a place to stand up in!

dsvick · 10-27-2010, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by TadW

Seriously... would you sit in THIS airline seat?

If I got to sit next to her..... probably

Actually, I can see how these seats would get approved for use. I can see how they would be a lot less safe and even minor turbulence could have some pretty painful effects.

poohbear_nc · 10-27-2010, 03:39 PM

Judging by the size of the women, and the uncomfortable position of the male passenger, these seats will have a weight limit on passenger size accomodated. I guess heavy people would literally have to stand up.

kindlekitten · 10-27-2010, 03:44 PM

it looks like they are propping themselves up with their feet in those seats. I can't imagine more than an hour in them and even that would be excruciating. I'll take a horse and saddle any day over those!

neilmarr · 10-28-2010, 05:39 AM

They already call it 'cattle class' in the biz. Ironic that this new seating should be unveiled just as the food industry in the US has agreed to give veal calves more living space because the cramped conditions they're currently sentenced to are considered cruel to animals.

Maybe economy will become known as 'sardine class' now. Thank ye gods the days are long behind me when I spent more time in planes and airports than I did in bed at night.

Hoots. Neil

doreenjoy · 10-28-2010, 07:09 AM

Seats like this must be designed by chiropractors, osteopaths, and massage therapists.

Not because the seats are ergonomic, but because they're good for business. I'm sure everyone who sits in these seats for more than 5 minutes needs a visit with one of those practitioners, stat.

Mike L · 10-28-2010, 07:11 AM

This is exactly why I travel by train whenever possible (but admittedly not much good when crossing Altantic).

HarryT · 10-28-2010, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike L

This is exactly why I travel by train whenever possible (but admittedly not much good when crossing Altantic).

Unfortuately, though, even trains now seem to be switching to aircraft-style seats, rather than the traditional 4 seats around a table.

Sweetpea · 10-28-2010, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Judging by the size of the women, and the uncomfortable position of the male passenger, these seats will have a weight limit on passenger size accomodated. I guess heavy people would literally have to stand up.

Actually, the male passenger is sitting kind of comfortable. She, with her short skirt, on the other hand..

I'm not sure if I'll fly in such a seat, I'd be too cramped and might start hitting...

Sweetpea · 10-28-2010, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Unfortuately, though, even trains now seem to be switching to aircraft-style seats, rather than the traditional 4 seats around a table.

If you mean 2 seats behind each other, instead of 2 seats facing two other seats, that's normal here for a long time already... And I personally prefer those kind of seats, as I don't have to look into the face of the person sitting in front of me...

Sparrow · 10-28-2010, 08:08 AM

Maybe they could fit more passengers in if she sat on my lap.

kacir · 10-28-2010, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by TadW

Seriously... would you sit in THIS airline seat?

Well, with a ticket *cheap enough* I would sit on my suitcase in a cargo hold, or on pilots lap ;-)
When I go on holiday here in Europe the flight time is seldom longer than 60 minutes.

kacir · 10-28-2010, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by TGS

Flying with Ryanair is very cheap ... I've often joked that the next thing they will start charging for is a seat - perhaps that will become a place to stand up in!

(was the pun in the last sentence intended?)

You are wrong. The next thing they will charge for is toilet use, the chairs will be after that.
I am not joking with toilets! It was all over the media a few months ago.

mrscoach · 10-28-2010, 09:17 AM

People aren't all the same height. What about very tall people, or people like me, short? I can almost guarantee I would be on tiptoe trying to 'stay in the seat'. That would not be comfortable for more than a couple of minutes.

Tall people would be doing the equivalent of wall squats for the duration of the flight. Those hurt.

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TGS Country Member Posts: 9,058 Karma: 7676767 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Denmark Device: Liseuse: Irex DR800. PRS 505 in the house, and the missus has an iPad.	Ryanair - the low cost airline based in Ireland - has been looking at these. Flying with Ryanair is very cheap - everything else like checking in, booking, paying, taking baggage, and so on makes it less cheap. I've often joked that the next thing they will start charging for is a seat - perhaps that will become a place to stand up in!

10-27-2010, 03:39 PM	#4
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 64,191 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Judging by the size of the women, and the uncomfortable position of the male passenger, these seats will have a weight limit on passenger size accomodated. I guess heavy people would literally have to stand up.

10-27-2010, 03:44 PM	#5
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	it looks like they are propping themselves up with their feet in those seats. I can't imagine more than an hour in them and even that would be excruciating. I'll take a horse and saddle any day over those!

10-28-2010, 05:39 AM	#6
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	They already call it 'cattle class' in the biz. Ironic that this new seating should be unveiled just as the food industry in the US has agreed to give veal calves more living space because the cramped conditions they're currently sentenced to are considered cruel to animals. Maybe economy will become known as 'sardine class' now. Thank ye gods the days are long behind me when I spent more time in planes and airports than I did in bed at night. Hoots. Neil

10-28-2010, 07:09 AM	#7
doreenjoy 01000100 01001010 Posts: 1,889 Karma: 2400000 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Polyamorous	Seats like this must be designed by chiropractors, osteopaths, and massage therapists. Not because the seats are ergonomic, but because they're good for business. I'm sure everyone who sits in these seats for more than 5 minutes needs a visit with one of those practitioners, stat.

10-28-2010, 07:11 AM	#8
Mike L Wizard Posts: 1,479 Karma: 3846231 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Kindle 3, Samsung Galaxy	This is exactly why I travel by train whenever possible (but admittedly not much good when crossing Altantic).

10-28-2010, 08:08 AM	#12
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	Maybe they could fit more passengers in if she sat on my lap.

10-28-2010, 09:17 AM	#15
mrscoach Guru Posts: 767 Karma: 4837659 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Angelo Texas Device: Samsung Galaxy tab	People aren't all the same height. What about very tall people, or people like me, short? I can almost guarantee I would be on tiptoe trying to 'stay in the seat'. That would not be comfortable for more than a couple of minutes. Tall people would be doing the equivalent of wall squats for the duration of the flight. Those hurt.

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