This story appears to have begun with Fox News and was then taken up by the Telegraph....Hardly anything new in the standing idea and as outlined certainly inaccurate calling FR a British airline.
The initial idea of standing room was previously floated in China and described as bar stool type seating with a vertical bar and seatbelt. As such it would perfectly facilitate headbanging and any operation implementing it could be aptly called a headbanger airline. Naturally the idea appealed to MOL where it quickly joined the coin slot operated toilets and oxygen masks.
Without hearing/seeing the full interview it is difficult to ascertain who is actually flying kites and who is taking the p..s. However, if as is stated, it is making news in the US, Australia and Europe and achieving rants on PPRUNE I've a fairly good idea as to who is taking the p..s as per usual....
