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Delta unveils prototype seat design allowing wheelchair users to stay in their chairs during flight

  • Delta Air Lines subsidiary unveils prototype of new airline seat for wheelchair users
  • Seat allows personal wheelchairs to be accommodated in the aircraft cabin
  • Prototype has been developed for the front row of a narrow-body plane and could fit two power wheelchairs
  • System would not make it possible for travelers to use their own chairs to get into lavatories
  • Seat is still in early development stages and will require regulatory certification
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