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http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_3381139.html?menu

A Chinese budget airline has applied for permission to sell cut price standing room only tickets.

Passengers would pay a reduced price to stand in the aisles during flights, reports IC Media.

Spring Airlines president Wang Zhenghua said tickets would go on sale as soon as the government agreed the proposals.

He said he was confident of government backing - as the idea had been suggested by China's vice premier Zhang Dejiang.

"He suggested that, for a lower price, passengers should be able to get on a plane like catching a bus, with no seat, no luggage consignment, no food, no water, but very convenient," said Wang.

He added that the company had consulted with Airbus, the company which built most of its aeroplanes, and had been told the proposals were safe.

"So once the government approves it formally, we'll try it," said Wang.

That's what you get with a billion people.

For this to be safe, they'd need to have a fair bit of extra room for those standing passengers. I mean, otherwise, would it not pose a safety risk in terms of blocking aisles and passengers in case of an emergency evacuation of the plane?

I can't see how having people booked to stand in the aisles would be a particularly safe venture.

Having been on long flights (and some short ones), those discounts better be pretty damn deep if they expect me to stand for the entire flight. Mind you, economy seats aren't very comfortable either...