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Tiger Airways Also Considering Pee Fees and Stand-up Airplane Seats

August 3, 2010 at 9:33 AM | by | Comments (0)

Until an airline actually goes through with it, we are going to be continually reminded that stand-up seating is a pending possibility. Ryanair started things off, but now there’s another airline that might just want to get a little attention with it as well. Tiger Airways is also thinking about bringing a bit of in-flight discomfort to the masses.

The airline stated that they’d consider the possibility of stand-up seating in order to pass on lower fares to their customers. Just like their pals over at Ryanair, Tiger Airways would also think about installing those infamous coin-operated toilets. Apparently the airline is all about anything that can make flying cheaper for the flying public.

At this point we’d expect the stand-up seating argument to pop up on another few low cost carriers, but we’re happy to find out that some airlines are just saying no. The head honcho over at Qantas pretty much said it ain’t happening aboard Qantas and Jetstar, citing safety concerns. He recognized that it’s a great way to get some attention, but that in reality it’s just not practical or probably possible. We’d have to agree with him on that, but we kind of want to see some airline prove him wrong, as long as we don’t have to test it out ourselves.

Related Stories:
· Qantas Takes a Stand on Stand-up Seating [Sydney Morning Herald]
· Spirit Airlines Updates Planes to Include Seats that Don't Recline [Seattle PI]
· Airline News coverage [Jaunted]

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