A brilliant new double-decker armrest design may be able to reduce arm contention between seat neighbors!
And airlines will be able to squeeze more people into the same space, which could save passengers money.
If airlines make our lives truly terrible, they may give us the Paperclip as consolation. Some are thinking about putting 10 seats in each row of the Boeing 777 where today there are nine, Robert Mann, an airline industry analyst said, which would bring in huge economic benefits. "If this sort of feature were to facilitate that without detracting from the customer experience," it would be worthwhile.