An Italian flight interior organization, Aviointeriors, have structured SkyRider seats or standing seats for another ‘Ultra-Basic Economy’ class on planes. Otherwise called saddled seats, Aviointeriors first showcased these in 2010 to enable aircrafts to crush in more travelers for less expensive airfare.
As indicated by reports, no airline companies repurchased the seats at that point however at this point it appears that spending aircrafts, for example, Europe’s Ryanair must be intrigued and it is conceivable they may introduce them on their planes.
The organization as of late introduced another adaptation of the seats named SyRider 3.0 yet is as yet anticipating a purchaser for its first group to be sold. The new seats permit leg space of 23 inches, which is 7 inches less than a typical Economy situate and will likewise offer extra room that incorporates a snare to hang your coat or purse and a rack for the lightweight suitcase.
One Twitter client censured the seats and composed: ‘What fresh hell for budget airline passengers’. But according to Aviointeriors, sitting on these standing seats is as comfortable as sitting on a horse-saddle.
Last year, Aviointeriors introduced the SkyRider 2.0 at the Aircraft Interior Expo held in Hamburg, Germany, while this year there is a newer version of these ‘seats’, the SkyRider 3.0. The seats are said to help airlines to maximise their revenue by allowing squeezing in more passengers on the flight. If this happens, then soon you will have a standard economy, premium economy or business class and ultra-basic economy in the same cabin making air- travel more uncomfortable than now. Though, the company compared seating on the SkyRider as comfortable as horse riding for hours but it looks quite uncomfortable.
However, this is not the first time that the idea of standing seats in an airplane has been floated. One ‘Skyrider’ version made its debut as early as 2010. But it still has no buyers. Stay tuned for further updates.
