Bunk beds? Airbus patent shows that seating on an airplane can get much, much worse [photos]

Flying is usually a horrible experience. And if these photos of a patent Airbus recently filed on how to configure the cabin to fit even more people in a narrow tube are any indication, it can get a whole lot worse.

Ladies and gentlemen, the future is “stacked seating” or, as we call it, bunk beds:

.@Airbus thinks THIS is the way we should fly. Stacked! Patent filed. #ICantMakeThisStuffUp http://t.co/Mgy3W5wVHx pic.twitter.com/ThakJb7gEU

— Lisa Remillard (@LisaRemillard) October 7, 2015

Future of flying? Airbus files patent for split-level passenger seat design | http://t.co/D87vZRp0PI pic.twitter.com/L2NPtF90WS

— Fox News Travel (@FoxNewsTravel) October 6, 2015

startupnewsUK. Airbus files patent for 'stacked' passenger seating – Wired http://t.co/coq0gF2jAJ

— StartupNewsUK (@startupnewsUK) October 7, 2015

That Airbus "stacked seating" feels like the appalling 1949 British Railways "double-decker" http://t.co/qIQkHu5e8M pic.twitter.com/MPhBsqu8aH

— Tim Dunn (@MrTimDunn) October 7, 2015

The patent doesn’t explain how the airline will prevent the idiot above you from dropping his drink on your head when the plane hits a bump or where you put your carry-on. Hopefully that’s covered in a future design.

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