The future of air travel is changing and with it comes advancements for travelers. Who says flying economy has to be uncomfortable? Airplane seat designer Alejandro Núñez Vicente wants to change the industry with his Chaise Longue Airplane Seat concept aka double-decker airplane seats.

Núñez Vicente started as a 21-year-old college student last year and was nominated for a Crystal Cabin Award in 2021. He’s currently put his master’s degree on hold while focusing full time on his concept. The designer is shopping his idea around with seat manufacturing companies and major airlines. He took his talents to Hamburg, Germany to showcase his design at the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX).

double-decker airplane seats — Chaise Longue

What started out as a project in his bedroom at his parent’s house, has become a huge opportunity to change the industry and how we travel.

“If you asked me before, I would have said maybe its just a university project. If you asked me now, after all the hard [work], after all the effort of many, many people — I would say that now is more of a reality. We see it as the future of the economy class,” says Núñez Vicente to CNN Travel at the 2022 AIX.

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