--- title: "This is What Air Travel Could Look Like After the Pandemic" description: "Design company Avio Interiors has come up with two airplane seat design concepts that could keep travelers safe(r) during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic." date: "2020-04-20" modified: "2020-04-20" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/air-travel-coronavirus" categories: - "Advanced Transport" tags: - "air travel" - "coronavirus" - "covid19" - "the digest" --- # This is What Air Travel Could Look Like After the Pandemic ![Design company Avio Interiors has come up with two airplane seat design concepts that could keep travelers safe(r) during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.]() *\Image: Avio Interiors\* ## Peaky Blinders Italian design company Avio Interiors has dreamed up with two airplane seat design concepts that could keep travelers safe — or at least safer — in a post-pandemic world. The concepts, [spotted by *The Drive*](), could be one possible solution to the uncomfortable reality of somebody sneezing or coughing next to you on your next flight — that is, if we'll ever experience air travel again. ## Glassafe The company's first "Glassafe" concept is a "a kit-level solution that can be installed on existing seats to make close proximity safer among passengers sharing the same seat," according to the [company's website](). In other words, transparent blinders on either side of the seat. The unusual transparent materials still allow passengers to "avoid or minimize contacts and interactions via air, \[...\] so as to reduce the probability of contamination by viruses or other." ![]() ## Two-Faced The "Janus Seat" is a "two-faced seat" that could allow "three passengers to be separated with a shield made of transparent material that isolates them from each other, creating a protective barrier for everyone," according to the website. Unlike the "Glassafe" concept, the three-seat configuration would require a complete retooling as it isn't a simple add-on kit for existing airplane seats. ![]() The concept comes after businessman Rick Pescovitz [wore a personal, transparent tent]() in the window seat of a commercial airliner back in early February to avoid contracting the deadly virus. **READ MORE:** *[Here’s How Plane Seating Could Look After Coronavirus]()* **More on air travel:** *[MAN WEARS PERSONAL PLASTIC TENT ON FLIGHT TO AVOID DEADLY VIRUS]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()