Стоячие места в самолетах

Mark Greenstain написал(а) к All в Apr 06 21:30:36 по местному времени:

From: "Mark Greenstain" <markgr2000@geeklife.com>

http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/25/news...rline_standing

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Airlines and aircraft makers are always looking to
get the most passengers possible onto planes, but Airbus is denying a report
that it is in discussions with carriers about having a standing room "seat" to
fit even more passengers on its jets.

The New York Times reports that Airbus has quietly pitched the
standing-room-only option to Asian carriers, though none have agreed to it
yet. But a spokeswoman for Airbus flatly denied the report Tuesday.

"Our passengers and customers want more and more comfort," said Barbara Kracht
a spokeswoman for the European aircraft maker. "We're going in the direction
of more comfort, not in that direction,"

The paper, quoting experts who it said had seen a proposal, reports that if
the standing room option is used, passengers would be propped against a padded
backboard, held in place with a harness.

"To call it a seat would be misleading," Volker Mellert, a physics professor
at Oldenburg University in Germany, told the paper. Mellert has done research
on airline seat comfort and has seen the design, the paper reported. Mellert
could not be reached for comment by CNNMoney.com Tuesday.

The paper reports that the use of standing room would allow the new A380
double-decker jet that Airbus is in the process of introducing to hold up to
853 passengers, compared to about 500 passengers if they were given
traditional seats.

But Airbus' Kracht said that the A380 has been approved to hold 853 passengers
and a crew of 20 all fully seated, albeit all in coach class seating. The
lower capacity is if the plane is divided into traditional three-class service
with first and business class seating.

Целую, Марк

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