![]() ![]() His biggest sponsor is a Spanish company–Aircraft Interior Refurbishment España (AIRE). He put his master’s degree on hold and obtained funding to work full-time on a prototype. The media attention finally made him take the leap. A lot of articles were published, and people started talking about it,” said Núñez. “I didn’t win, but I kind of did, because everyone heard about my invention. Then he was nominated for the Crystal Cabin Awards in 2021, a major award in the aviation industry, and he started to rethink the scope of his idea. Núñez started working on the Chaise Longue Economy Seat in 2021 as a university engineering project, after proposing the idea to his professor, Peter Vink, an expert in aircraft interior design. People began bringing the so-called knee defenders on board, a tool that prevents the passenger in front of reclining… until airlines like United and Virgin banned them. Then the arguments begin, sometimes escalating to shouts and fights. Everyone reclines their seats like a row of falling dominoes, but then some passengers don’t, perhaps because they are using the seatback table to work or eat. One of the consequences of airlines cramming more seats on planes is that people can’t recline their seats without disturbing other passengers. No other airplane seat available today can do this,” said Núñez. “These seats can recline 125 degrees, 15 degrees more than normal. Since the rows of seats are not lined up one after the other, a seat can be reclined much more than normal without disturbing the passenger behind. ![]() Extra legroom for passengers seated in the lower rows was also added. Instead, carry-on bags can be stored in compartments under the seat. His design uses the limited space of an airplane cabin by raising up some seats and eliminating the overhead luggage compartment. ![]() That’s when the idea started to take shape,” he told us. I can’t even imagine what long flights on those planes would be like. “I used to fly home to Madrid on weekends, and those short flights were terrible. His height and frequent flights home to Madrid explain how he came up with the idea for the Chaise Longue Economy Seat. Núñez is a Spanish engineering student at TU Delft University in the Netherlands who is over six feet tall. People will be able to stretch out until they are almost completely horizontal, as if seated on a divan or chaise longue, hence the name of the invention. This design will enable airlines to maximize space without sacrificing passenger comfort. The innovative airplane seat is meant to be installed in a bi-level cabin that has rows of traditional seats on the floor, and rows of elevated seats. Now he wants to turn it into a reality, and his prototype of the Chaise Longue Economy Seat has attracted global attention. Twitter has turned 22-year-old Alejandro Núñez Vicente’s university project into a viral sensation. However, a Spanish university student from Madrid hopes his unusual invention will reverse this annoying trend. Passengers often have to contort their limbs into tighter and tighter spaces. Alejandro Núñez Vicente sits in a prototype of his Chaise Longue Economy Seat.įlying economy class has become a very uncomfortable way to travel. ![]()
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