Airbus has come up with some strange concepts for future planes in recent months.

These include bicycle-like seat that let passengers perch on chairs, and seats that are stacked on top of one another to allow more people to fly.

Now the aircraft manufacturer has come up with another bizarre idea; detachable cabins that could cut down the amount of times it takes to board a plane.

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Airbus has come up with another bizarre idea; detachable cabins that could cut down the amount of times it takes to board a plane. This is according to a patent that was approved by the United States Patent and Trademark Office yesterday

This is according to a patent that was approved by the United States Patent and Trademark Office yesterday, according to a report in Wired.

To reduce a plane's turnaround time, Airbus suggests 'a removable cabin module, comprising a floor, an upper aircraft fuselage portion connected to the floor, and a first and a second end wall.

'The first and second end walls, the floor and the upper aircraft fuselage portion form a cabin for transport of passengers, luggage, freight or combinations thereof.'

It suggests that passengers could be seated in the detachable cabins while they are still docked at a gate.

To reduce a plane's turnaround time, Airbus suggests 'a removable cabin module, comprising a floor, an upper aircraft fuselage portion connected to the floor, and a first and a second end wall

The entire cabin can then be lowered and attached to the plane. When passengers land, their cabin is removed and immediately replaced with another, fully loaded cabin

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The entire cabin can then be lowered and attached to the plane.

When passengers land, their cabin is removed and immediately replaced with another, fully loaded cabin.

Airbus says the 'aircraft pod concept' means 'passengers could be pre-seated in cabin pods before the plane actually arrives, ready for integration on the aircraft, saving time and making processing much simpler.'

The patent includes drawings of the docking stations and transport equipment to shuttle the cabin containers.

Wired points out, however, that this kind of terminal overhaul is 'highly unlikely.'

The patent includes drawings of the docking stations and transport equipment to shuttle the cabin containers. Wired points out, however, that this kind of terminal overhaul is 'highly unlikely'

The patent follows one filed by Airbus in October which details a split-level mezzanine style aircraft.

The arrangement would be used in a premium cabin such as business class with rows in the middle section alternating between floor level and an elevated level that is several feet higher.

Every seat would recline into a lying position, and those at the lower level would have an ottoman with stairs or a ladder mounted on the side to allow passengers to climb into their mezzanine seats.

The design was created by a team of Airbus employees in Hamburg, Germany, and filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office, although it may never see the light of day.

The patent follows one filed by Airbus in October which details a split-level mezzanine style aircraft. The arrangement would be used in a premium cabin such as business class with rows in the middle section alternating between floor level and an elevated level that is several feet higher

Based on some drawings, the seats would be angled so passengers in the middle section wouldn’t be forced to stare into the backs of the seats in front of them.

With this design, business class - where there are no overhead storage bins in the middle section - may no longer be as roomy as it is now.

Airbus would be able to fit more seats into premium cabins on wide-body planes where passengers are normally seated six across, and airlines would be able to sell more tickets.