Two airlines are exploring something called "vertical seating." Stated more plainly, they would tear out the back four rows of seats on certain planes and make the area a sort of standing-room-only section. Passengers there might have a stool or railing to lean on, but no seat. In exchange, they'd receive a greatly reduced airfare.
Don't expect to see this on a major airline anytime soon, but China's Spring Air and, not too surprisingly, Ireland's Ryanair have asked Airbus and Boeing respectively to consider the possibility.
Always ready for a media event, Ryanair's corporate honchos are asking why airplanes should be different than trains, buses and subway cars. A poll on Ryanair's Web site asks if you'd stand in exchange for a free one-hour flight or if you'd take half-fare for standing on such a trip.
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