{"id":22347,"date":"2015-07-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/airlines-to-implement-new-seating-arrangement\/"},"modified":"2015-07-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T00:00:00","slug":"airlines-to-implement-new-seating-arrangement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/airlines-to-implement-new-seating-arrangement\/","title":{"rendered":"Airlines to implement a new seating arrangement"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>How do you squish more passengers onto a plane, in order to make more money per flight? Like this.<\/h3>\n<p>Economy class is about to get a little squishier.<\/p>\n<p>Airlines are currently looking into a design which will mean more bums on more seats and more money.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>How?<\/p>\n<p>A hexagon design proposed by Zodiac is pitching forward and backward facing seats, essentially meaning you will have to stare at your fellow passengers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"hexagon seating\" title=\"BEST OF THE WEB\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/wo2015083088a1-12.jpeg\" width=\"840\" height=\"485\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The proposal is called &#8220;Economy Class Cabin Hexagon&#8221; and it looks as if you&#8217;ll be knee-to-knee with those on the plane.<\/p>\n<p>The design also gets rid of armrests all together &#8211; so it&#8217;ll just literally be a seat.<\/p>\n<p>How would you feel about this arrangement?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"plane gif\" title=\"BEST OF THE WEB\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tumblr_inline_nb3x4gsfsa1s4672p1.gif\" width=\"500\" height=\"207\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/videos\/kane-mitchell-s-hilarious-on-air-sledge\">KANE MITCHELL&#8217;S SUPER SLEDGE DURING TV INTERVIEW &#8211; HILARIOUS!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/rowey-bicks\/intent-is-what-matters\">THE ISSUE DIVIDING TWO CROW LEGENDS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you squish more passengers onto a plane, in order to make more money per flight? Like this. Economy class is about to get a little squishier. Airlines are currently looking into a design which will mean more bums on more seats and more money.&nbsp; How? 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