No, it's not April Fools Day; this is real.

English Boards Aviation and Aerospace
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The least Airbus could do is add some pedals so that the passengers can get some exercise at the same time...

http://qz.com/234130/airbus-wants-to-patent-a-way-to-guarantee-you-even-less-legroom/

Apparently, this is intended for very short-haul flights.

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Not for exercise, the pedals would be used to power something. Probably the onboard passenger ventilation systems. Flight attendants will walk through the cabin with megaphones and/or bullwhips yelling “PEDAL HARDER OR STOP BREATHING!”

3

Something good for Ryanair.

4

Not for exercise, the pedals would be used to power something. Probably the onboard passenger ventilation systems. Flight attendants will walk through the cabin with megaphones and/or bullwhips yelling "PEDAL HARDER OR STOP BREATHING!"

:lol:

5

And when someone gets their head cut off or something because of those seats in an accident…