The idea isn't so farfetched. Airbus, the European aircraft maker, has been studying the safety issues of standing passengers for years.
Passengers would be strapped to a bar-stool-like stand during takeoff and landing, a Spring Airlines spokesman said.
"It's just like bar stools. The safety belt is the most important thing. It will still be fastened around the waist," airline spokesman Zhang Wuan said, adding that Airbus had told the carrier that the proposal was safe.
The news is a huge disappointment, mostly because it's coming from Spring Airlines and not RyanAir.
Anyway, standing on a plane: a good way to save money and spice up your trip, or a means to the bathroom? Decide in the comments.
Chinese airline may offer cheaper fares to passengers who stand [The Los Angeles Times]
]]>Though even standing on a plane is surely still far, far safer than driving a car, going by the numbers?
]]>@Megladon: I'm not sure what's funnier -- the joke, or your need to explain the punch line to us.
]]>@andrewe: Also there's be much less chance of having a screaming little kid right next to me.
If there is you can always fart in its face since it is standing by u and much shorter.
]]>Actually, funny enough, there was an article online published about how RyanAir was considering this now too.
[www.telegraph.co.uk]
Turbluence so severe that passengers get injured is a relative rarity, but hardly unheard of. There are also rough landings, which are not entirely uncommon, and when you consider that at the moment you hit the ground, you're going 100-200mph, being strapped in just makes sense.
]]>I've always hated sitting on a plane. Sitting is not very comfortable for me. Add in the cramped seat and no leg room and I am very unhappy. I'd much rather stand.
Also there's be much less chance of having a screaming little kid right next to me.
]]>In China, they seem to be headed towards a situation where they'll everyone, "Inhale! I think we can get one more person in if you'll all just inhale!"
Weird.
]]>And I really should consider implementing a rule against posting before breakfast.
]]>@Shoelace: I'm speechless too.
]]>@Garbanzo: To be fair, a downdraft could cause a faster-than-freefall descent. And yes, there's about 1 too many zeros in the original post, but that doesn't change the fact that sudden drop=bad news for standing passengers.
]]>Ever been to a McDonald's where a 'life-size' plastic Ronald is bolted (through groin) to a plastic bench so kids can sit next to him and say hi? For some reason, this article reminded me of this.
]]>The problem with that is the roller-coaster safety equipment is probably bulkier than an average passenger.
]]>@Trai_Dep: Hey, Carl's Jr. doesn't deep fry their burgers. Just their zucchini. :)
]]>What a surprise, coming from a country that exported food tainted with melamine, toys painted with lead.
This is also the country which organizes violence (police and civilian thugs) against farmers to make them vacate their land, which executes convicted prisoners on spec for transplant tourism (foreigners buying human organs without the "donor's" consent), and allows mine operators to kill 3,000-4,000 people a year with no compensation.
No, I'm not surprised at all to hear this.
]]>$80: restroom fee
$50: plastic bottle fee (shared)
$30: unpleasantly over-saturated sponge hurled at your swollen groin fee (shared)
America: eat another deep-fried Carl's Junior burger. For freedom!
]]>P.S. This is not a serious suggestion but I bet it's occurred to the airlines.
]]>There are a lot of routes where people would take a commuter-style plane. For example, there are lot of cities that are within an hour's flying time that I would visit for the day if the transportation cost were nominal.
]]>@Eyebrows McGee (now with more baby!): I wondered when someone was going to go there...
]]>In short, things aren't adding up, and I'm wondering where the lack of cohesion comes.
]]>Ask passengers who have survived a sudden ~5,000 foot drop in altitude during turbulence how safe it is to stand in the plane.
]]>If they can make standup roller coasters surely they can make safe standup accomodations on a plane.
On the roller coaster you are standing with a bicycle-style seat between your legs and a padded steel harness pulled down over your shoulders.
]]>Reminds me of a joke we had when i worked in china. How many chinese can fit on the bus? Answer: 1 more
No matter how many are on, answer stays the same.
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