The 8 Best Bad Ideas in Air Travel for 2014

Every year brings good things, bad things, funny things, and silly things in aviation. This year was no different. Here's a list of our favorite Best Bad Ideas in Air Travel for 2014: Spirit Airlines Social Media Bot Taking the social out of social media one tweet at a time. We haven’t figured out how (when) the yellow tin-man works, but we hope he’ll find a heart. https://twitter.com/SpiritAirlines/status/542096896492593152 The high-concepttweet bot responds to negative Twitter chatter by promoting cheap fares or explaining why less legroom is actually a good thing. We’d much rather read life-affirming tweets from an airplane. Airbus Stand Up 'Seating' Concept We give Airbus credit for thinking outside the thin metal tube this year, but some ideas were just too painful to contemplate. We hope Airbus was kidding. Though, no doubt, some cabins will get more crowded in 2015 and beyond. If we’re going to be packed in planes like sardines in the future,