Warning: the SkyRider may be coming.
According to industry sources this new seat is set at an angle with no more than 23 inches between a passenger’s seat and the one in front.
The new airplane seat would give passengers an experience akin to riding horseback and is being touted as “A design that could appeal to low-cost airlines that have floated the idea of offering passengers standing-room tickets on short flights,” said USA Today.
Thankfully (long sigh) the SkyRider isn't headed for an airplane cabin immediately. But be warned, its designer, Aviointeriors, an aircraft seat design firm based in Italy, says several airlines - even a few in the US - have expressed 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. "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."
I am sooooo looking forward to high speed rail transportation in the US!
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