# Hexagonal Airplane Seating This Airline Wants to Stagger Its Seats in a Hexagonal Arrangement By Katherine Pendrill | Published 2015-07-10 | World Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hexagonal-arrangement References: [bustle](http://www.bustle.com/articles/96285-this-new-plane-seating-arrangement-is-what-flying-in-hell-would-feel-like) & [worldwide.espacenet](http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=WO&NR=2015083088A1&KC=A1&FT=D&ND=3&date=20150611&DB=EPODOC&locale=en_EP) Zodiac Seats France recently presented a new design for [staggering plane seats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/elevated-aircraft-interior) in a hexagonal arrangement. The seating arrangement is called 'Economy Class Cabin Hexagon' and the purpose of the new design is to make flying a little bit more comfortable for economy class passengers. The Economy Class Cabin Hexagon plan would maintain the idea of seating three passengers per row, but in a hexagonal arrangement. This means that passengers would be squeezed together in an interlocking pattern. According to the company, the purpose of arranging seats in this way is "to increase cabin density while also creating seat units that increase the space available at the shoulder and arm area." While the hexagonal seating arrangement may not be ideal for all passengers, the new design does demonstrate that airlines are making efforts to try and improve comfort in [economy class seating](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/middle-seat). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.0/10 - Popularity: 82% | Activity: 90% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [World](https://www.trendhunter.com/world) > [Travel](https://www.trendhunter.com/travel) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Hexagonal Airplane Seating:** Hexagonal seating arrangements in airplanes increase cabin density while also creating seat units that increase comfort at the shoulder and arm area. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Airlines:** Airlines can adopt hexagonal seating arrangements in order to provide more comfortable seating options for economy class passengers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Capacious Airline Seats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/capacious-airline-seats.md) - [Newly Optimized Airbuses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/newly-optimized-airbus.md) - [Spacious Airline Seating Selections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/neighbor-free.md) - [High-Performance Travel Seating](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/departures-seating.md) - [3D-Knit Airplane Seat Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aircraft-seat-concept.md) - [Accessible Airline Seats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airline-seat.md) - [Optimized Business Class Cabins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airline-business-class-cabin.md) - [Entirely Business Class Aircrafts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aisle-class.md) - [Speaker-Equipped Airplane Seats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/safran-seats-and-devialet.md)