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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   
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.

• Flying sucks Flying sucks (Score: 4, Informative) by Justin Case on Saturday April 18 2015, @05:16PM

  by Justin Case (4239) on Saturday April 18 2015, @05:16PM (#172493) Journal

  I don't know if the terrorists wanted to destroy air travel but the airlines are doing a pretty good job on their own with massive help from The Stupid Assholes. After 9-11, if my family is going somewhere we can drive in less than a day, we don't fly.

  We spent half a year planning a month long family trip to Europe. We had a great time, except for the many intolerable experiences at the airports. I'd like to go back, but I can't forget saying to myself "I can't believe I paid good money to be abused like this."

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• Re:Flying sucks (Score: 3, Interesting) by mhajicek on Saturday April 18 2015, @06:13PM

  by mhajicek (51) on Saturday April 18 2015, @06:13PM (#172510)

  We'll drive two days to avoid TSA.

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• Re:Flying sucks (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 20 2015, @12:54AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 20 2015, @12:54AM (#172982)

  Very AMEN!

  I did job interview, 30hr round trip enjoyed the time to relate and just drive.

  If you do go back to Europe. Drive to Canada and fly direct. Or Fly though Mexico, very relaxed after getting out of US.

  Also get Europe Rail tickets and enjoy. Any train and time, just step on. And they take you city center to city center, very nice.

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