http://finance.yahoo.com/news/think-flying-is-bad-now--wait-till-you-see-this-125711539.html
"While shrinking the chairs is a start, Airbus has even more radical plans for increasing revenue in the next generation of planes. The company has filed a patent for seats that stretch the definition of what sitting even means. The new plan is to minimize the size of each row by having passengers lean back into cushions that resemble bike seats and strap themselves into place with seat belts. With the entire row of seats will be fixed to a common bar, allowing it be folded and stored when not in use. No seat back, no tray table and no legroom at all. Just a plane full of passengers trapped in a semi-squating position for however long the journey may take.
Airbus acknowledges that passenger comfort is an afterthought but says it’s an acceptable tradeoff. 'Reduced comfort remains tolerable for the passengers in as much as the flight lasts only one or a few hours,' the patent states."
"While shrinking the chairs is a start, Airbus has even more radical plans for increasing revenue in the next generation of planes. The company has filed a patent for seats that stretch the definition of what sitting even means. The new plan is to minimize the size of each row by having passengers lean back into cushions that resemble bike seats and strap themselves into place with seat belts. With the entire row of seats will be fixed to a common bar, allowing it be folded and stored when not in use. No seat back, no tray table and no legroom at all. Just a plane full of passengers trapped in a semi-squating position for however long the journey may take.
Airbus acknowledges that passenger comfort is an afterthought but says it’s an acceptable tradeoff. 'Reduced comfort remains tolerable for the passengers in as much as the flight lasts only one or a few hours,' the patent states."