(30 Nov 2014, 6:07 pm)Dan wrote Interesting, though I think that it will remain as an 'investigation'...
I'd imagine that the cost of installing every face-to-face seat on a bus with footrests would outweigh the costs of replacing the seat moquette periodically.
Most manufacturers don't offer seating layouts without some face to face seating, hence the difficulties with the seating layouts. Footrests will take up space, so may not be ideal.