Is This the Future of Air Travel?

This hellish “innovation” will bring up the passenger count from 525 to 544. Airbus explained to Quartz that “more crammed seating offers airlines and their economy customers more choice, especially those in China and southeast Asia who are willing to sacrifice some comfort for cheaper seats”.

Here is a better view of what it will actually be like to sit in an A380’s budget economy class. Doesn’t it make you want to spend hours in the middle seat?