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Check out the Poltrona “Janus” economy configured seats below. They’ve conceptualized a backward middle seat, protection guards, and ease of cleaning. It’s almost like BA’s Club World in economy? What would be great is if there was some sort of protective shield that pulled across the middle seat and truly enclosed it. Not for the claustrophobic, but it would mean that you’re not facing other passengers the whole flight. Honestly, I like it, and think the something along these lines is going to have to be incorporated to get passengers over the fear factor of herding on a plane. Maybe not this exact configuration, maybe the interim is blocked middle seats, every other row, etc, etc, but concessions will need to be made until herd immunity is built/vaccine/conclusive treatment.
Here’s their description:
Like two-faced Janus, the god of Ancient Rome, this proposal is distinguished by the reverse position of the center seat of the triple to ensure the maximum isolation between passengers seated next to each other. While passengers seated on the side seats, aisle and fuselage, continue to be positioned in the flight direction as usual, the passenger sitting in the center is facing backwards.
So “Janus” is a two-faced seat, in fact this arrangement allows all three passengers to be separated with a shield made of transparent material that isolates them from each other, creating a protective barrier for everyone. Each passenger has its own space isolated from others, even from people who walk through the aisle.
Each place of the “Janus” seat is surrounded on three sides by a high shield that prevents the breath propagation to occupants of adjacent seats. “Janus” seat is made of easy cleaning and safe hygienisation materials.
The option is available with the shield in opaque material or with different degrees of transparency.
What do you think?
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