On a Tatarstan Airlines flight from Antalya, Turkey to Ekaterinburg, Russia six passengers got to experience what standing for an entire flight is like.
The unfortunate passengers were on a fully-booked flight on a 148-seat 737 but a last-minute equipment change saw a 142-seat 737 replace the slightly larger aircraft, leaving the six passengers without seats, Travel Mole reports. The passengers were given the option to stand for their flight or wait seven hours for another flight, and they chose the former.
While standing seats have been floated by Ryanair and China's Spring Airlines, the seats gained serious traction at this year's Aircraft Interiors show when Italian seat manufacturer unveiled its Skyrider, a near vertical standing seat concept. The obvious needs to be stated: those seats are far more safer than having no seat at all like the six passengers experienced as even the standing seats would have seat belts, oxygen masks, and life jackets.
So what did they think of their experience? The passengers were originally offered US $200 compensation but are now seeking $4,700.
The unfortunate passengers were on a fully-booked flight on a 148-seat 737 but a last-minute equipment change saw a 142-seat 737 replace the slightly larger aircraft, leaving the six passengers without seats, Travel Mole reports. The passengers were given the option to stand for their flight or wait seven hours for another flight, and they chose the former.
While standing seats have been floated by Ryanair and China's Spring Airlines, the seats gained serious traction at this year's Aircraft Interiors show when Italian seat manufacturer unveiled its Skyrider, a near vertical standing seat concept. The obvious needs to be stated: those seats are far more safer than having no seat at all like the six passengers experienced as even the standing seats would have seat belts, oxygen masks, and life jackets.
So what did they think of their experience? The passengers were originally offered US $200 compensation but are now seeking $4,700.
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