New style airline seats unveiled at Trade show
Reports from London suggest Cinema-style “flip seats” could be introduced on aircraft to speed boarding and help cut the risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT).
The aviation industry has been experimenting with ways of maximising the space for passengers and developing materials which would make seats slimmer. The flip seat designs were displayed this month at a trade fair in Hamburg.
New composites are leading to thinner seat backs, but the flip seats are seen as an even better way of increasing the space available. According to Aida, the German manufacturers, passengers will have three times as much room as on a conventional seat.
Boarding will be quicker, because passengers will be able to move swiftly into their seats having stowed their luggage, which in turn means that other passengers will not be backed up the aisle.
Disembarking would also be swifter and going to the lavatory mid-flight will no longer entail clambering awkwardly over the person in the adjacent seat.
One of the biggest advantages will be the ability it gives passengers to stretch their legs. By just standing up they will be able to do a range of exercises which could reduce the risk of DVT
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