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by mrerrormessage 2610 days ago
Am I the only one who thinks standing for shorter flights of < 3 hours would be healthier and more comfortable? I work regularly at a standing desk, sitting for too long makes me feel lethargic and often causes headaches for me (it's much easier to have good posture, neck and back alignment when standing). For longer flights, people need a seat, but for shorter flights I would gladly pay the same price to be able to stand instead.
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For folks with vascular issues, standing while flying can be more dangerous (increased vascular load).

Movement rather than standing or sitting still is the way to go.

Just put some steppers under them lol
Add electricity generation to the steppers and you could remove the APU and save even more fuel.
When I fly I spend much of my time asleep. I make (the same) sub-2 hour flights annually and I would hate to have to stay awake for them.
My achilles tendon is starting to ache a little just thinking about being forced to stand for a flight.