POLL THIS: Do You Avoid The Middle Seat?
Being stuck in the plane’s cramped middle seats can be a real pain in the behind often figuratively and literally but a company in Colorado is aiming to change that. Molon Labe Seating’s new S1 Space Seat design, which was approved by the FAA in June, arranges its rows of economy airline seating so that the middle seat is slightly staggered behind, and below, the window seat and aisle seat on either side. This, in turn, allows for a wider middle seat by three inches. The seats would also allow passengers to more easily share the middle armrests thanks to a two-level design. In a nutshell, I want flying to suck less, said Hank Scott, founder and CEO Molon Labe Seating. The S1 does have a few noticeable flaws, though. It doesn’t recline, and the middle seat, being lower to the ground, might not be ideal for taller fliers. Still, Scott said it’s an improvement over current economy seating designs. We’re essentially solving the elbow wars, he told an interviewer.Everyone hates flying, and if you make it less miserable, you’re going to get orders, he said.
We both avoid the middle seat at all costs!
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