Airbus Patents Adjustable Seats, In-Seat Storage For Aircarft (consumerist.com)

AmiMoJo writes: Airbus, a leading aircraft manufacturer, has recently applied for a pair of airplane seat patents that simultaneously look to increase customer comfort while stripping away what little room remains. The first patent is for a "Re-Configurable Passenger Bench Seat," which allows seat belts and arm rests to be moved to accommodate different size passengers (e.g. two large adults, or two small adults and two small children in a row). The second patent places a storage box under each seat, which is accessed by raising the seat cushion. Of course, this means there wouldn't be room for your feet under the seat in front of you.

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[AmiMoJo]

In theory it should make things better for large passengers. Instead of buying two seats they could buy 1.5 seats, so two could sit together in a row normally seating three.

Of course getting people to pay more because of size opens up a whole can of worms. Would tall people pay more for extra leg room, or small people get a discount?