Through windows that line an 800-foot-long corridor above the main exit road ... proposed making it fold in and out so it could become seating. Then we were asked to do something for the light ...

European plane maker Airbus filed a patent for a seating design ... bicycle-like "sitting" arrangement that certainly didn't look like it would be comfortable over a long-haul flight.

Officials said that they may have to revisit the time-table, demand additional rakes and stabling lines, besides experimenting with the seating arrangement to ensure accidents are minimized.