And a very retrograde step since we have been trying to protect our pax with crashworthy seats for many years - to the extent that we have rules about what can and cannot be stowed underneath any occupied seats.
Going back to sitting on a floor is just not acceptable except in extremis to save many lives by packing people into the back of the aircraft.
The first legal action following a heavy landing which caused a pax back injury would soon prove the folly of cutting corners - this new SAR contract is supposed to be about doing things properly.