The economy cabins of the near-future?
Designs have emerged for two post-coronavirus economy cabin concepts aimed at helping to prevent future pandemics.
Aircraft cabin interior supplier, AvioInteriors, are attempting to introduce economy class seats for a post-COVID world, where every middle seat faces backwards with shields installed.
The Italian company designed a second concept where all seats are installed with plastic hoods. However, arms remain exposed and likely in contact with your neighbour.
The discussion of how airlines will respond to the pandemic when it is over has already started with billions of dollars at stake.
Eager to restart business, many airlines are already blocking the middle seat to ensure social distancing is maintained onboard.
In a statement, a spokesperson for Aviointeriors said: “All national authorities worldwide are trying to block this pandemic through a series of actions and recommendations and we want to contribute with our ideas and proposals in the interests of the whole community.
“With this objective in mind, we have studied new solutions that take into account social distancing among passengers sitting in economy class, where there is a condition of higher density, but with characteristics that remain applicable even in the lower density classes such as premium economy or business class.
“We have worked and we will continue to develop products specifically designed to make the travels of the near-future post-virus ever safer and in accordance with the new requirements for passengers who will have to share the spaces available for the duration of the transport.”
If governments force airlines to block middle seats, the AvioInteriors concept would allow carriers to generate up to 33 percent more revenue.
So which do you prefer? The backwards facing middle seat concept or everyone having a plastic shield around their head?
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