The French aeroplane equipment supplier promises "business class width" with its new design, which it says will accommodate around 80 extra passengers compared to current plans on a short-haul flight.

The patent application for the new seating plan is a long way off becoming a reality on commercial flights; and it would need to undergo a series of rigorous safety and endurance tests before it ventured down that route.

However, Zodiac Aerospace says its plan has already attracted interest from several airlines, after it was presented at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in April 2014. Take a look at a video introduction to the concept, below.

In-flight affair; the radical new seating plan that will make plane travel a whole lot more intimate