BERIGAN Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...-face-face.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 Didn't notice any holes in the fuselage for oars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 Thanks but no thanks. Also, not very ergonomic; bad back sufferers like myself would -- er -- suffer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 'Sure the passenger can choose a flight facing forward in a traditional seating position, but he or she will have to pay more for the luxury.' Being crammed into tourist/economy class seats with the person in front of you a mere 8" away (or closer when they recline), and your knees banging into the seat is considered a luxury?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 I guess it depends on how you feel about leg room. Seems like it would be plentiful in this configuration. Having said that, I don't fly very often, but the idea of staring into someone's face for even five minutes is not my idea of a good time. Plus, it might encourage small talk which is one thing I have no interest in doing on a plane, or anywhere else. Up over and out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 I dunno. It all depends on how cheap it would make flying. If it would allow me to say, fly somewhere I wanted to go for $50 round trip, I might sign on. I certainly wouldn't pay any more for that. And I wouldn't touch a flight of more than an hour or two. As far as small talk goes, I learned how to handle that on buses years ago; you just look deranged. Works like a charm, unless you run into someone who actually is deranged and they decide you're a fellow genius... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 My only comment is that today's airplanes are designed around an era of cheap, plentiful energy - something that is not coming back anytime soon. For short flights I think this would be bearable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 Flying is already an uncomfortable and unpleasant experience. I don't think this would be much worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serioza Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 (edited) this might be better idea about future of aviation Edited September 22, 2009 by Serioza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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