If you think in-flight leg room is tight now, let’s hope the latest airline seat design doesn’t make it to the skies.
Called the SkyRider, the new-style seat is set at an angle with no more than 23 inches between a passenger’s seat and the one in front.
According to the manufacturers, it would give passengers an experience akin to flying while seated on a saddle.
According to a report by USA Today, it’s a design that could appeal to low-cost airlines that have floated the idea of offering passengers standing-room tickets on short flights.
The SkyRider isn’t headed for an airplane cabin immediately, but Italian designer, Aviointeriors, says several airlines have expressed an interest.
"We feel extremely confident that this concept will … have great appeal to airlines for economic purposes," Dominique Menoud, director general of Aviointeriors Group, told the newspaper.
The SkyRider could be its own class of seating, like business or coach, Menoud says.
Passengers would likely pay lower fares, but airlines could boost their profits because the narrowly spaced seats would allow them to squeeze more on board.
"For flights anywhere from one to possibly even up to three hours … this would be comfortable seating," he said.
"The seat … is like a saddle. Cowboys ride eight hours on their horses during the day and still feel comfortable in the saddle."
By TravelMole USA
