Patent ID: 10829218

Abstract:
An passenger cabin of an aircraft including a floor (108) on which are mounted a front seat (104a), a rear seat (104b) and a partition wall separating the front and rear seats, wherein the front seat (104a) pivots about an axis perpendicular to the floor (108) through an angle of at least 180 degrees, and the partition wall (106) has a fixed lower portion (106a) and a removable upper portion, and wherein a securing means has a securing position which secures the upper portion to the lower portion (106a), and a release position which allows the upper portion to detach from the lower portion (106a). The pivoting front seat and partition wall with detachable upper portion provide a first configuration seating configures that provides confidentiality between two passengers seated one behind the other, and a second configuration that permits communication between the seated passengers.