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**c0urt** · 07-21-2008, 12:39 AM

would you stand on a flight for a discount. grandted I have done some crazy stuff. i dont know

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/fligh...l-survey_N.htm

**mermaidnz** · 07-21-2008, 06:25 AM

id give it a go on shorter flights, anything under 4 hours for sure! although, usually its not the flight thats expensive, its the taxes and crap they add on to it.

**offhegoes03** · 07-21-2008, 06:48 AM

I saw this article a couple days ago and forgot about it. I'm not sure I would want to stand for a cross-country flight even if it saved me some money. But if ticket prices keep going up, I guess I could see the reasoning behind it. I hardly ever go to the bathroom on a plane, so I could give that up; however, I know the moment that I gave up my bathroom privileges, I'd need to use the bathroom desperately.

**BelfastFlyer** · 07-21-2008, 07:39 AM

If it was my regualr 30 mins flight to edinburgh, sure! But anything more i'd want my seat to sleep

**c0urt** · 07-21-2008, 12:24 PM

my biggest exspense with flying is the fact I like to take my bicycle and not wanting to ship it

**maracle** · 07-21-2008, 12:34 PM

Seems kind of academic, it would never be allowed for safety reasons.

I dont think Id want to stand for more than 3 hours.

**TheJake** · 07-21-2008, 01:48 PM

not allowed for safety reasons? All the so called safety stuff on planes do is create an illusion anyway.

A few times when i worked for a major airline there would be completely empty flights and I "surfed" the aisle on take off with the flight attendants. I would totally stand during a flight.

**pinknic38** · 07-21-2008, 02:01 PM

shit in the military we do shit and have to stand FOREVER so if it saved me a chunk of change, I'd stand on a flight less than like 5 hours. If I could get something crazy like Cbus to London for under 100, I totally would. Bring a pop-out stool in your carry-on. Shit.

**maracle** · 07-21-2008, 02:29 PM

I know it´s all for show, but I don´t think they´d stop with the seatbelts and all that no matter what.

Honestly, people would fall down a lot on landing I think right when they put on the thrust reversers. Old people, stupid people, etc.

didn´t this topic come up once before? I remember reading some foreign airline was considering they harness things so that you´d be sort of hanging from the ceiling but yóu´d be basically vertical instead of taking up more space by sitting. That might be ok.

**mermaidnz** · 07-21-2008, 05:20 PM

what if they had boards that you leaned against with seatbelts in them?? that way its safe for commercial flights, and you could get way more people o a row. no idea where theyd put hand luggage tho- i find it hard to stand on the plane as it is where the seats are hah

**pinknic38** · 07-21-2008, 05:24 PM

or what if they had some sort of horizontal shit from the ceiling, like beds suspended from the air, plus seats on the ground? tie a hammock up there, I'll pop some tylenol pm and pass out!

**mermaidnz** · 07-21-2008, 05:28 PM

^^^ AWESOME!!!

hammocks!!!

**MolsonGirl** · 07-21-2008, 11:21 PM

Sounds like the same restraints they use on theme park rides...

**Elizabeth** · 07-21-2008, 11:34 PM

Yes I would stand. I'm a cheap ass. Plus I used to stand for 8 hours at work so its not a big deal. I don't get the point of limiting the bathroom. Does it really cost that much money for the airlines for someone to use it?

I think the fasten your seatbelt stuff is crap. I've experienced worse "turbulence" on Ukrainian trains.

**Diorama** · 07-22-2008, 11:35 PM

Considering that I stand at work every day for 10 hours I am gonna say HELL NO!!! Work is one thing. i am busy so it takes my mind off of the standing, but being on a plane bored as hell...yeah not gonna happen. My ass likes to feel cushion beneth it on any mode of transport.

**travelpunk** · 07-23-2008, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Diorama

Considering that I stand at work every day for 10 hours I am gonna say HELL NO!!! Work is one thing. i am busy so it takes my mind off of the standing, but being on a plane bored as hell...yeah not gonna happen. My ass likes to feel cushion beneth it on any mode of transport.

I'm with ya, Jill. I am all about comfort...

SGRHewitt · 07-23-2008, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by pinknic38

shit in the military we do shit and have to stand FOREVER so if it saved me a chunk of change, I'd stand on a flight less than like 5 hours. If I could get something crazy like Cbus to London for under 100, I totally would. Bring a pop-out stool in your carry-on. Shit.

If I could get a flight to Europe for 100... I would stand, hell I'd sit in the bathroom.

**raoulduke** · 07-23-2008, 07:39 AM

I'd fly in the Cargo hold it would save me some money.

**c0urt** · 07-31-2008, 01:19 AM

I think I would if it were cheap