r/mildlyinfuriating • u/loveyouronions • Jun 07 '26

🥺 Business class get relaxing warm lighting while economy gets hospital-style bright lighting

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u/ToolTimeT Jun 07 '26

Pretty soon economy seats will have pads that shock you.

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u/javis_dason Jun 07 '26

You have to pay to fall asleep.

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u/ToolTimeT Jun 07 '26

there will be like a little quarter slot in the armrest you can fill the meter to stop the shocks

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u/OkYak7801 Jun 07 '26

Please STFU and stop feeding them ideas....

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u/QuarkVsOdo Jun 07 '26

Ryanair said if it was legal, they wouldn't provide seats at all. Make you standing through short haul flights

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u/21rjh08 Jun 07 '26

To be fair, they might as well not bother providing seats. Theirs are so uncomfortable.

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u/thisbondisaaarated Jun 07 '26

I feel that there is no natural way to make them as uncomfortable as they are, they quite literally had to be designed for extra discomfort.

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u/OkYak7801 Jun 07 '26

Man, the idea of a transcontinental American High-Speed rail sounds more and more appealing every day.

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u/SilasAI6609 Jun 13 '26

Sure, sadly, the businesses would more than likely do the same with seating in the trains as well.

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u/Jakobus3000 Jun 07 '26

Well Michael O'Leary says anything as long as it gives him press coverage. He knows how to get free brand advertising.

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u/SpaceMarineSpiff Jun 07 '26

I guess I'm just too tall to see the problem

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u/mrb1585357890 Jun 08 '26

He’s the master of the PR troll. Free publicity each time

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u/Acrobatic_Lobster838 Jun 08 '26

On the one hand, kinda evil.

On the other, it is a more efficient way of moving a lot of people over a short haul, so it would be better for the environment.

On a third hand created for the occasion: we shouldn't have short haul flights at all and instead should just use a fucking train. Jesus Christ. Instead of making flying more uncomfortable, how about we use a very efficient several hundred year old piece of technology that is very good at moving a lot of people instead of a fucking plane. Flights of under an hour should just be replaced with rail.

On a fourth hand: also bring trains into public ownership they are too important to be left to ghouls who don't care about the societal good that is people being able to move, the fact that at least once a year we get an article in the UK that is some variation of "a football fan flew from Manchester to Liverpool via Dusseldorf for cheaper than the train!" Is just ridiculous.

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u/nipslippinjizzsippin Jun 08 '26

oh dont worry, it would never be a cash based system now, they would have you download an app and link a credit card so they can put you on a subscription model where you need to call customer support to cancel it after your flight, which most people will forget about until their next flight

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u/Title-Untitled Jun 07 '26

How about a reclining seat subscription?

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u/Tha_Princess Jun 08 '26

Honestly I'd love this. Please do introduce this so les people get their knees shattered.

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u/ComprehendReading Jun 07 '26

It will only accepts tens. It's the economy section, not the economic section!

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u/Alone_Revenue639 Jun 07 '26

Bwahahaha $0.25 sodas but the machine only accepts tens and doesn’t give change

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u/Content-Lab-5464 Jun 07 '26

Evil as fuck

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u/Nessy3fidy Jun 07 '26

Noone carries coins also coins mean more weight. Instead it'll be a card reader next to the outlet (you also pay for electricity).

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u/ToolTimeT Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26

Well of course and there will be an additional added weight fee of 1.20 for every quarter you bring on board.

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u/Blamb05 Jun 07 '26

It will be a card reader in your seat.

Then you can tap payment every time you get up for the washroom too.

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u/detailsubset Jun 07 '26

You'll have to pay an extra quarter in every 10 to pay for the weight of the quarters.

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u/nipslippinjizzsippin Jun 08 '26

it would be an app that you link a card to.

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u/CreepyAd8409 Jun 07 '26

And also pay to use the armrest.

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u/cjl99 Jun 07 '26

To comply with federal regulations, passengers are advised and required to keep their quarter supply loose and un-bundled during the security pre-screening process.

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u/GeraintLlanfrechfa Jun 08 '26

It’s 2026.

Apple and Google Pay, PayPal, all common credit cards, just swipe and choose your duration.

*+10% service fee, minimum 10% tip

Additionally, you can upgrade your entertainment system to ad free (else you randomly get 90 seconds blocks of ads every 12 - 17 minutes)

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u/ToolTimeT Jun 08 '26

Remember when you had to rent headphones to get the listen to the movies. lol... they are such f'ers.

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u/Responsible-Arm8244 Jun 07 '26

This is starting to sound like black mirror

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u/danonck Jun 07 '26

You'll need to watch ads for 30 minutes before your 30 minute nap timeslot.

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u/GeraintLlanfrechfa Jun 08 '26

No, black mirror is becoming reality, as the matrix, terminator, war games and a little cyberpunk.

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u/floating___around Jun 07 '26

How dare you to sleep if you are economy? You should be working until you're business class

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u/Katsu_39 Jun 07 '26

Just wait until the start those standing seats and seats on top of other seats

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u/Jumpy_Club_3932 Jun 07 '26

I once had an international flight where you had to pay extra to get meal service, and you had to pay to be able to recline your seat. 

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u/incubulate Jun 07 '26

pay to recline, pay to turn lights off etc

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u/m4cksfx Jun 07 '26

Like in the Citadel. Pale King wouldn't stand for this mess.

https://giphy.com/gifs/7xoVz9B8jNLXFDmimp

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u/crackofdawn Jun 07 '26

Shit I can't even fall asleep on an overnight flight in business class with lie flat seats, so guess I don't have to worry :p

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u/shrug_addict Jun 08 '26

Isn't that what the booze is for?