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BlackSkimmer

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3. I'm not even going to speak aloud my first thought upon seeing that pic.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Jun 6, 2023, 12:29 PM

Jun 2023

But I'd much rather be on the upper rack, assuming I'd fly in such a plane. Not.

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The double-decker airplane seat is back. Here's what it looks like now [View all] brooklynite Jun 2023 OP

And immediately back into mothballs it should/will go. Tommy Carcetti Jun 2023 #1

Mooooooo! roamer65 Jun 2023 #2

You get what you pay for jimfields33 Jun 2023 #6

39 dollars is one thing. Marius25 Jun 2023 #22

I'm not even going to speak aloud my first thought upon seeing that pic. BlackSkimmer Jun 2023 #3

I bet it was my first thought too and I'm embarrassed! Raven Jun 2023 #8

Lol! BlackSkimmer Jun 2023 #39

I'll say it: TxGuitar Jun 2023 #49

Great minds think alike. :-) Raven Jun 2023 #51

Yep. Better hope that the guy in front of you didn't have atomic bean burritos for lunch Trailrider1951 Jun 2023 #52

Which means they will charge more for it. Solomon Jun 2023 #64

Stacked ass to face lame54 Jun 2023 #4

Does face get a discount? sarcasmo Jun 2023 #16

Just hope the person in front of you doesn't have gas Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2023 #23

Airport Taco Bell NowISeetheLight Jun 2023 #25

Airport Taco Hell Hekate Jun 2023 #40

1st and 2nd class ... definitely UpInArms Jun 2023 #5

I'd take it for the leg room! Dreading a cross-county moonscape Jun 2023 #31

No way! Sogo Jun 2023 #7

Nope! mentalsolstice Jun 2023 #9

Zero recline in at least the lower seats. Ms. Toad Jun 2023 #10

Who doesn't love a fart directly in their face? zappaman Jun 2023 #11

depends in the "brand" waddirum Jun 2023 #43

I am sorry to be gross MuseRider Jun 2023 #12

Eight problems come immediately to mind jmowreader Jun 2023 #13

Problem 9: Safe ingress and egress to/from the upper seats. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2023 #33

Agree With Everything You Wrote ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #34

It's also going to be hard to get into the bottom seats jmowreader Jun 2023 #44

Jmow and KYEnviro -- excellent analysis Hekate Jun 2023 #46

Still beats the new AA seats which seem to be made for 5'5" people JCMach1 Jun 2023 #59

I will NEVER again take AA overseas DFW Jun 2023 #65

Exactly, DFW as well soooo ... Will just take a muscle relaxant JCMach1 Jun 2023 #66

Since they pulled their nasty little stunt on us in 2021 DFW Jun 2023 #68

Airlines will never be happy until they can stack passengers like cord wood and palletize them. FSogol Jun 2023 #14

What you said Hekate Jun 2023 #45

Only dogs seeking to sniff the butt of others would find this appealing... hlthe2b Jun 2023 #15

There is another plan in the works, it looks something like this: Chainfire Jun 2023 #17

Good visual -- and it stinks pretty quick Hekate Jun 2023 #47

Farting in your face....How wonderful. spanone Jun 2023 #18

I'm tall. If I was unfortunate enough to be The Unmitigated Gall Jun 2023 #19

No first class anymore? Yonnie3 Jun 2023 #20

Nooooooooooooooope. Initech Jun 2023 #21

Easier to make everyone lie down and pack them together like sardines - in two layers dalton99a Jun 2023 #24

Standup Airline Seat NowISeetheLight Jun 2023 #26

I was going to mention the saddle seats newdayneeded Jun 2023 #37

I thought the OP might be a rerun of that gem. But no, it's a whole new fresh hell. Hekate Jun 2023 #48

Gas or Worse NowISeetheLight Jun 2023 #50

Another young girl used treestar Jun 2023 #62

Not only no, but HELL NO! 3catwoman3 Jun 2023 #27

Airlines respond to incentives like any other business Shrek Jun 2023 #28

I can't imagine that those seats would pass FAA certification, or that Ocelot II Jun 2023 #29

+1 maybe these ideas are treestar Jun 2023 #63

I actually like it, lower seats you can stretch your legs all the way out Snooper9 Jun 2023 #30

Wow. What an opportunity to have a stranger's butt in your face for 9 hours. sinkingfeeling Jun 2023 #32

No. Just no. How does one even get in the top seat? brush Jun 2023 #35

Spilled liquids, falling objects, and a range of vision no more than one foot. taxi Jun 2023 #36

Does the top deck pay extra for the ability to put their seat back? At least there will no more ... marble falls Jun 2023 #38

Why stop at two levels? Earth-shine Jun 2023 #41

What happens if you have to pee? SYFROYH Jun 2023 #42

The fart-smeller seats should be free. Talitha Jun 2023 #53

I showed this to my retired pilot husband. 3catwoman3 Jun 2023 #54

The people that designed this forgot to take one very important thing into consideration. Angleae Jun 2023 #55

That looks safe. LudwigPastorius Jun 2023 #56

this man must be stopped ZonkerHarris Jun 2023 #57

Many Americans are just too big for that kind of thing GenThePerservering Jun 2023 #58

No thanks! Emile Jun 2023 #60

I would go berserk and starting screaming sitting in a flying cattle car Raine Jun 2023 #61

Hope they instal charcoal fart filters. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2023 #67