Asking because I’m a disabled person with severe POTS and my heart has been recorded stopping after 35 minutes of being forced to stand up, so I absolutely couldn’t do a more than 30 minute flight if this is going to be the case (I’d also imagine a woman’s heart stopping shortly after takeoff and having to lie down in the aisle to stay conscious/recover would call for a return to the airport).
I’ve heard some airlines are considering standing only seats and will roll them out in 2028 because it allows passengers to be packed more tightly and it’ll make more money. The articles don’t seem to say which airlines are considering this though, so I’m wondering if it’s going to be a thing.
I just dont think you have as many short haul flights in the US where this sort of thing would not be as big of a deal. Nothing to do with safety.
We have lots of flights in the Midwest that are quite literally 15 minute flights. And what makes you think they would put these in short flights? The would absolutely try putting these in the major flights to make more money. Imagine New York to California non stop and how many people are on those planes and how much each ticket is. Now imagine if you can double the amount of people on that flight by having people stand the entire time. Don’t you think double the profit is an extreme motivator for a company that only cares about profits?