Most people don't find airplane seats particularly comfortable over the course of a long flight, but for people with disabilities, Sandra Gualtieri says it can be downright painful. With help from four mechanical engineering students at McGill University, Gualtieri has been working on designing a custom airplane seat to alleviate discomfort on an airplane. (Submitted by Sandra Gualtieri)The seat she designed goes on top of a regular airplane seat. Listen to Sandra Gualtieri on CBC Daybreak:Daybreak Montreal 12:34 Designing an airplane seat for people with disabilities A Montreal woman with cerebral palsy has designed a seat that will be more comfortable for air passengers. She also won first place for her airplane seat in the Social Innovation Enterprise category at McGill's Dobson 2021 Cup, a start-up competition hosted by the university.

Source: CBC News April 05, 2021 20:30 UTC