We see it as the future of the economy class,” he told CNN. If you asked me now, after all the hard, after all the effort of many, many people - I would say that now this is more of a reality. “If you asked me before, I would have said maybe it’s just a university project. Núñez Vicente has taken a hiatus from the Delft University of Technology in order to pursue this project, which is titled the Chaise Lounge Airport seat and is currently in the prototype phase. Being frustrated with a lack of legroom, the 21-year-old set out to design a new seating model for airplanes. The designer had a plan to revolutionize what it means to fly coach. There are worse ways to die, but there are better ways too.” Imagine not dying at first, you have to smell it, your last smell. “Another comment mentioned being farted on, so die while being crushed and farted on. “It used to be that you would just die, with this you die while being crushed,” another Reddit user wrote. Some Reddit users are horrified with this idea, as one commented, “break both of your knees at the same time when you hit turbulence!” Hundreds of flight cancelations ruin Memorial Day weekend for US travelers Those seated on the bottom row do have the ability to stretch out their legs because there aren’t seats directly in front of them however, the issue with this row is that it could make some travelers feel more claustrophobic than a middle seat does now.
The designer, Alejandro Núñez Vicente, argued that travelers already have to crouch with the way current economy seats are designed. This seat design eliminates the overhead luggage compartment. This leaves those on the top row with only 4.92 feet of space between the seats and the top of the plane, which means passengers won’t be able to stand up to get out. The prototype at this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany, showcases a lack of overhead luggage storage in favor of an area in between the two rows. Writer Kaz Weida tweeted: “I’ll be back to comment on this once my claustrophobia lets me breathe again.” Others on social media also reacted to the seats. “Fresh hell just dropped,” tweeted author Amber Sparks in response to a CNN article about the design. Just like the bus, one row is above another with the top level reached by stairs. Teen pilot sets record for youngest solo flight around worldĭelays, canceled flights and being stuck in the middle seat may no longer be people’s biggest air travel concerns.Ī new possibility awaits: double-decker-style airplane seats for coach. Grounded! Two Air France pilots suspended over mid-flight fight in cockpit Photo of passenger’s ‘rude’ plane act divides the internet He also did not explain the causes that would have led the Greek fighter planes to consider the possibility of an emergency on board the MEA aircraft.‘Harry Potter’ star slams Air Canada: ‘The worst airline in North America’ However, Hamieh did not indicate the identity of the crew in his statement and did not deny or confirm reports that one of the pilots was the son of Mohammad el-Hout. He concluded by saying that the air traffic control authorities in Lebanon have not received any report from their Greek counterparts "for the moment." When they received a negative response, the pilot of one of the Greek fighter planes greeted the Lebanese aircraft and let it continue its trajectory," the minister said. A little later, two Greek airforce planes approached the aircraft and contacted its crew to inquire about any possible emergency. "The Lebanese plane contacted the Greek air traffic control authorities twice when it entered Greek airspace.
Reacting on Monday to the incident and the information published by Intel Sky, the caretaker Lebanese Transport Minister, Ali Hamieh, said in a statement that after contacting MEA's director of operations, Ahmad Mansour, the latter informed him that the flight crew of the plane was composed of "two pilots and a co-pilot who have all the technical capabilities required to carry out their mission" and that all three were in the cockpit during the flight.
It seems, according to the Greek news site, "that the pilot forgot to set his radio equipment to the correct frequencies, which explains why he was unable to respond to calls made."Īccording to Intel Sky, which cites anonymous sources, the pilot in question is Abed el-Hout, the son of Mohammad el-Hout, the chairman of the MEA board of directors.
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