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Would you pay to stand on a flight? How vertical seats could be the future of budget air travel

Would you pay to stand on a flight? How vertical seats could be the future of budget air travel

The idea for standing seats as a way of increasing passenger numbers was introduced in 2018, but never materialised – could that be about to change?

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