Travelling by air is indeed the fastest way to go places but even then there is a fair chance that you might be too bored of the limited set of films available for viewing and even the favorite past time – sleeping. So far nothing really has been done about it and the U.S. airways might just be making a cool new beginning. Apparently, the airways has teamed up with Gogo inflight internet service to provide inflight Wi-Fi train to its passengers.

Many are already calling this step a relief package which will allow internet nerds to access the Web, Instant Messaging, email and VPN access and will even be available for purchase to folks with laptops, smart phones and other Wi-Fi gadgets at the standard price range.

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Just a concept for now, the Airborne Hotel also known as abh, is creating a flutter in the skies with its impending application. It’s an innovative seating system for wide-body aircraft that optimizes the available cabin space in the lines of double-decker system. Roomy and ensuring a fully-reclining seat-bed for every passenger on board, this concept maintains and even increases the passenger capacity of an aircraft. Entry for the ‘Create the Future Design Contest’ this is conceptualized by a team of Mexican-based designers and engineers.
The design’s functionality is based on the bi-level configuration of its seating modules, which enables the utilization of the otherwise empty overhead space in an aircraft cabin. . This kind of modular system will offer luxurious freedom without throwing its weight on the aircraft because the modules’ honeycomb structure enables the use of lighter materials Not exactly a luxury concept but then who said that comfort isn’t luxury?

With such well designed seating options, air-travelers can chuck their “crammed space woes” outside the aircraft’s cabin. Here’s for passengers to get a more comfortable flight, without their airfares skyrocketing.
Via Core77 , AirlineBlog