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Oh Good: Airbus Wants to Pack 11 Passengers Into One Row

posted by martyb on Saturday April 18 2015, @04:05PM   Printer-friendly
from the Airbus-Wants-Your-Flight-to-Suck-Even-More dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Airbus has been working on making the economics of the A380 even better for airlines who buy it: pack 11 seats into a row:

Airbus has found a way to make flying economy even worse. That’s quite a feat, given how crummy the experience is these days. The trick, it turns out, is eliminating one the few remaining saving graces of air travel: better than even odds you won’t be squeezed into a middle seat. Generally, you’ve got a two in three chance of landing an aisle or a window.

But now, airlines flying the Airbus A380, the largest commercial jet on the planet, can reduce those odds. The European plane maker announced this week that it will offer a 3-5-3 cabin configuration, creating rows with 11 seats.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, the future of civilized air travel lies with airships.

 
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  • (Score: 2, Troll) by Jeremiah Cornelius on Saturday April 18 2015, @04:23PM

    by Jeremiah Cornelius (2785) on Saturday April 18 2015, @04:23PM (#172475) Journal

    You are NOT the growth market for air travel - despite being the growth market in waistband-length.

    This is clearly designed for Asian carriers. These manufacturers, like those of automobiles and espresso machines, know that China is their last hope to find the next golden goose.

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by snick on Saturday April 18 2015, @04:36PM

    by snick (1408) on Saturday April 18 2015, @04:36PM (#172481)

    Absolutely. For Japan, this model will include boards that the ground crew can use to push more people into the plane before the doors close.

  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 18 2015, @05:27PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 18 2015, @05:27PM (#172500)

    Then add another floor! My last flight on domestic airline in Korea, I was sitting on a "empty" plane. Yes, the plane was full another story. I was the only person head was above the seat back. So cut the seat backs down, lower the ceiling get another floor in there! Profit

    Wife's idea Just drug everyone and stack as firewood. Space tighter, no one complains, every one well rested, no need for wifi. Profit again!!

  • (Score: 2) by Dunbal on Saturday April 18 2015, @07:52PM

    by Dunbal (3515) on Saturday April 18 2015, @07:52PM (#172555)

    Asians are getting bigger too. You realize that Chinese, Koreans and Japanese are not inherently "smaller" than caucasians, right? It's a case of nutrition. As economies and diets improve in what were previously rather poor countries, heights, widths, weights and girths also increase over time to match what you'd find in any "western" country. Any airline that invests in tiny seats for what it thinks are tiny passengers is going to have a shock in 20 years when no one fits in their planes anymore.

    • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 18 2015, @07:59PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 18 2015, @07:59PM (#172561)

      "Girths"? As in penis girth?