Weird but roomy seat dreams

An upper deck concept for a 744 © Jacob-Innovations

Emil Jacob, a Boston designer, did more than wish there was a roomier seat on a long jet flight six years ago.

He thought outside the tube, and came up with a series of ‘weird’ designs, which he has displayed on his business site for Jacob-Innovations, and which have just been highlighted on the AOL Travel pages.

Inside an economy plus concept © Jacob-Innovations

They do look weird, and they do look like they might add unacceptable weight to a passenger jet, and flight attendants are unlikely to welcome going up steps in some of the concepts to serve refreshments. And the cabins would no doubt need to be recertified to prove they could be promptly evacuated in an emergency, such as escaping from a burning plane.

Two tier business class concept © Jacob-Innovations

But, when you have your eyes closed stretched out in more comfort than you might ever have received for the class of ticket in current configurations…..does ‘weird’ really matter?