The proposal would allow the airline to cram 40% more travelers into its planes while cutting operating costs 20%. Passengers would be strapped to a bar-stool-like stand during takeoff and landing.
An airline in China is mulling over plans that would allow passengers to stand during short flights and pay less than those who have seats.
Spring Airlines, a low-cost carrier based in Shanghai, said having passengers stand up in flight would enable it to cram 40% more travelers into its Airbus A320 planes while cutting operating costs 20%.
The president of the airline, Wang Zhenghua, told a Chinese television station that the idea was getting some traction since it was also raised by Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang.
"He suggested that, for a lower price, passengers should be able to get on a plane like catching a bus, with no seat, no luggage consignment, no food, no water, but very convenient," Wang said.
The idea isn't so farfetched. Airbus, the European aircraft maker, has been studying the safety issues of standing passengers for years.
Passengers would be strapped to a bar-stool-like stand during takeoff and landing, a Spring Airlines spokesman said.
"It's just like bar stools. The safety belt is the most important thing. It will still be fastened around the waist," airline spokesman Zhang Wuan said, adding that Airbus had told the carrier that the proposal was safe.
"Once the government approves it formally, we'll try it."
An airline in China is mulling over plans that would allow passengers to stand during short flights and pay less than those who have seats.
Spring Airlines, a low-cost carrier based in Shanghai, said having passengers stand up in flight would enable it to cram 40% more travelers into its Airbus A320 planes while cutting operating costs 20%.
The president of the airline, Wang Zhenghua, told a Chinese television station that the idea was getting some traction since it was also raised by Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang.
"He suggested that, for a lower price, passengers should be able to get on a plane like catching a bus, with no seat, no luggage consignment, no food, no water, but very convenient," Wang said.
The idea isn't so farfetched. Airbus, the European aircraft maker, has been studying the safety issues of standing passengers for years.
Passengers would be strapped to a bar-stool-like stand during takeoff and landing, a Spring Airlines spokesman said.
"It's just like bar stools. The safety belt is the most important thing. It will still be fastened around the waist," airline spokesman Zhang Wuan said, adding that Airbus had told the carrier that the proposal was safe.
"Once the government approves it formally, we'll try it."
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