Forget worrying about delays or unhinged passengers.
Cramped and uncomfortable seating could wind up being the biggest concern for future flyers.
An X user went viral when they shared the image that AI created when asked what a Ryanair plane cabin — a notoriously no-frills budget airline serving Europe — could look like in the distant future.
“It did not disappoint,” Marius Nicolescu jokingly tweeted.
The advanced technology produced an image with long rows of seats squeezed next to each other lining the plane facing each other.
Windows lined not only the walls but also the ceiling.
The real madness was seen in the middle of the plane where four rows of seats were stacked upon one another.
Some of the seats appeared shrouded in darkness and enclosed while others were far off the ground with no railing.
A few passengers would have to sit in their seats with their feet dangling in the air directly in the headspace of the person below them.
“That looks like fucking hell,” @doofgen said.
“The only problem is that the people in the highest row of seats will fall off due to turbulence,” @GarnachoAura commented.
“Sitting opposite someone for a whole flight? I’m good thanks,” @npjem responded.
Several seats don’t even have a walkway to lead passengers to their spots.
“Where’s the ladder to get in your seat?” @Backfromsydney asked.
“This is awful,” @NtimsJP simply stated.
The futuristic image is the latest reimaging of what air travel could look like in the coming years.
Just last year, an image of a plane with double-decker-styled seating generated its share of controversy.
The prototype, shown at this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany, showcases a lack of overhead luggage storage in favor of an area in between the two rows.
This leaves those on the top row with only 4.92 feet of space between the seats and the top of the plane, which means passengers won’t be able to stand up to get out.
The designer, Alejandro Núñez Vicente, argued that travelers already have to crouch with the way current economy seats are designed.
Those seated on the bottom row do have the ability to stretch out their legs because there aren’t seats directly in front of them; however, the issue with this row is that it could make some travelers feel more claustrophobic than a middle seat does now.
New seating arrangements are just one of the many predictions people have made for the future of travel.
European budget airline easyJet commissioned a panel of experts to make predictions on what travel will look like in 50 years.
The airline forecasts that biometric data will replace paperwork, baggage will all come with smart data tags and that packing will become a thing of the past as clothes can be produced on the go, thanks to 3D printers.