Could a new design for aircraft armrests finally end the misery of in-flight elbow hockey?

James Lee, a 25-year-old management trainee for Cathay Pacific, came up with this idea for a new armrest configuration. Called the “Paperclip Armrest Concept,” it’s a bi-level design that allows a pair of passengers to share an armrest (think bunk beds). Don’t expect to see it on planes any time soon. At this point it’s a patent-pending design concept ...

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