I didn't see this posted. If it has, my apologies.
http://www.travelandleisure.com/arti...-seat-boarding
http://www.denverpost.com/business/c...lines-millions
It’s called the Side-Slip seat, and one of the upsides of the design is that passengers “stuck” in the middle row get seats that are two inches wider — 20 inches, versus 18 inches of width apiece for window and aisle seats. The middle seats in the Side-Slip design also come with their own dedicated armrests, so there’s no need to battle it out with neighboring travelers for elbow space.
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The design allows the aisle seat to “slip” sideways over the middle seat, making the aisle considerably larger—with room enough for a wheelchair or two people side by side. With more space in the aisle, boarding and disembarking times could be cut up to 33 percent, since that excruciatingly slow guy playing Tetris in the overhead compartments wouldn’t hold up the entire line.
It's definitely an interesting concept. The problem is that you'll be forcing people with aisle seats (and middle seats) to wait for their window seat mates or to board last (which means potentially losing overhead space).
And let's face it. A middle seat is a middle seat, even if it's 2" wider. Maybe if it was wide enough so that I could lie down and sleep, I would consider it.
