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Plane manufacturer files terrifying patent for stacking passengers on top of each other during crammed flights

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11:51, 6 Oct 2015

Updated 13:34, 6 Oct 2015

By Jeff Parsons

Airbus has filed a patent showing raised seating in a split-level cabin - is this the terrifying future of air travel?

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Would you want to sit like this on an international flight?

Plane flights could get even more cramped if a proposed seating arrangement from Airbus gets the green light.

The aerospace manufacturer has reportedly filed a patent for a dramatic, split-level cabin that could see customers stacked on top of each other .

According to the designers, the higher seats would be able to recline into a lying-down position.

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