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SheilaT

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13. My thought exactly.

Reply to brush (Reply #4)

Thu Sep 24, 2015, 06:28 AM

Sep 2015

Although I suppose the airlines could go to boarding all window seats first, then the middle, and then the aisle seats. Of course, those travelling together, say families, might find this boarding pattern inconvenient.

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Seat design to make boarding planes easier: aisle seat slides over middle seat 2 make aisle roomier [View all] Liberal_in_LA Sep 2015 OP

Hell of a reason to avoid middle seats! Fearless Sep 2015 #1

They'll do in a pinch pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #3

Bwahaha! You got that right! valerief Sep 2015 #9

I wonder how comfortable the sliding seats are. nt geek tragedy Sep 2015 #2

Ahhh . . . no one can sit in the aisle and middle seat while the aisle seat is over the middle seat brush Sep 2015 #4

It really seems to be useful only if JimDandy Sep 2015 #6

airlines tried window seaters board first. I guess it didn't work out Liberal_in_LA Sep 2015 #11

Exactly what I was thinking FreakinDJ Sep 2015 #8

My thought exactly. SheilaT Sep 2015 #13

... will be available only in economy plus MisterP Sep 2015 #5

I doubt you will see this Travis_0004 Sep 2015 #7

international flights.. it reaches a point where they are intercom Liberal_in_LA Sep 2015 #12

Actually, they do care about boarding time. SheilaT Sep 2015 #14

Gives new meaning to a late passenger asking the gate "Can you squeeze me in?" pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #10

Air France tried this, but the seat was discovered to grab people's asses at random Orrex Sep 2015 #15