Such a service is going to be launched next year by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. KLM says their new social seating tool, called “meet & seat”, will work with Facebook and Linkedin, but not Twitter. The tool will be opt-in only. KLM didn’t say if both people will be required to accept a seat pairing.
USA Today wrote about the possibilities this could create for in-flight dating, suggesting it “could be fodder for a flight from hell.”
KLM isn’t the only one mixing seat selection with social networks. Earlier this year, Malaysia Airlines launched a system that allows passengers to book a flight and check-in all on the airline’s Facebook page. Passengers can also see if any Facebook friends are on their flight.
Is there any part of human existence that won’t have a social media component?