Could flying economy get any more uncomfortable that it currently is? Shockingly, the answer appears to be yes. An industry supplier called Zodiac Seats France has patented a new seating configuration that arranges passengers in a hexagon pattern with the middle seat facing backwards. “Basically, the idea is to take the middle seat–already the worst seat on a flight–and turn it around 180 degrees so as to maximize space,“ explains The Verge. In other words, you’d have to make (or avoid) eye contact for hours with people sitting freakishly close and across from you…
We Cannot Allow This Awful Idea for Airplane Seating to Become Real: http://gizmodo.com/we-cannot-allow-this-awful-idea-for-airplane-seating-to-1716748515
Evil plane seat design would ruin whatever good remains of air travel | The Verge: http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/9/8924271/only-heartless-creatures-can-design-planes-like-this