Colombian airline wants to make passengers stand

VivaColombia is considering plans to remove all seats from its planes and make passengers stand. They hope the move will drive down fares by allowing them to squeeze more passengers into each flight, opening up air travel to working class Colombians and budget holidaymakers. VivaColombia’s founder and CE William Shaw said the airline was looking into vertical travel options. He said: “There are people out there right now researching whether you can fly standing up – we’re very interested in anything that makes travel less expensive.” The concept is not new and airlines have been toying with the idea of standing sections on flights for years. Colombia Civil Aviation director Alfredo Bocanegra, however, does not approve. “People have to travel like human beings,” he said. <br/>