Comment on This concept for budget double decker airline seating

Stamets@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• Dasnap@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  “We’ll just put the disabled passengers in the cargo hold. Problem solved.”

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  • Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    If I pretend to be disabled can I fly there too?

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  • Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    … I could fly with my dog then? (I’ve not traveled with her, because being alone in the cargo sounds like a torment I would not wish on anyone). But if I can be there, too, that’s a whole other scenario

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• SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Not to mention safety requirements for rapidly escaping a plane in the event of an emergency

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  • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Though tbf, with planes how often do emergencies fall between the “it’s dangerous to stay here” and “you can get off the plane safely if you’re quick” thresholds? I’d think that due to their nature, most situations will either be “no rush” or “not much we can do about it now”. Things like emergency exits seem more like safety theatre than anything else IMO.

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    • SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Actually fires and rapid departure are a big deal.

      Overall here’s a great video going over how important this whole process is.

      youtu.be/8BlEMx67h6E

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      • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Interesting video thanks for the info!

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• BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  They only put them down the center with regular seats along the windows.

  First class, second class, cargo class.

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  • Stamets@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’m gonna be real, I totally forgot that planes have middle lanes. Every plane that I’ve ever been on has been a relatively small in comparison. Some of them fucking frighteningly so. When my knees are touching the back of the pilot I’m usually having concerns other than the legroom.

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  • Railing5132@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    These will not see the light of day until the industry coughs up enough money to buy off enough legislation oversight to make the FAA egress rules “agreeable”.

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• squiblet@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Imagine trying to evacuate in a rush.

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  • agressivelyPassive@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    If you can’t afford business class seats, are you even worth saving?

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  • thepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Dvt would likely be less of an issue with your legs out vs bent at the knee. Less gravity for your heart to fight against.

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    • dingus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      DVT is an issue if you’re immobile for any decent length of time. Your position doesn’t really matter. That’s why they want you up and walking immediately as soon as possible after a surgery and why they will often put patients with an extended stay in the hospital on blood thinners.

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    • squiblet@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      True, though it would be horrifically uncomfortable to be forced to sit like that for 4 hours without the ability to shift positions.

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      • DancingIsForbidden@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        True, though it would be horrifically uncomfortable to be forced to sit like that for 4 hours without the ability to shift positions. have your nose so close to somebody’s fart hole who just spent an hour at the airport’s cold stone creamery for an international flight.

        Is this what you meant?

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• The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  God, that’s totally true. I can’t imagine how they would try to make that work.

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