carrier currently flying it, went with nine across. The plane was originally expected to have eight seats across but United Airlines, the only U.S. He tells passengers who want to sleep “to bring a jacket and prop up against the window.”īoeing’s new 787 could also be a tighter squeeze in coach. “We used to recommend the aisle seats, because you could stretch out more,” he says. That’s the biggest complaint from travelers, says Mark Koschwitz of. The extra seat has generally meant skinnier aisles, and more bumps from the beverage cart for those at the end of the row. American’s newest 777s are set up 10-across in coach, with slightly narrower seats than on its older 777s. Now it’s 10 across on 70percent of newly built 777s, Boeing says. International passengers are getting squeezed, too.Īs recently as 2010, most airlines buying Boeing’s big 777 opted for nine seats across. In addition, the extra seats allow Southwest to expand flying capacity 4percent without adding any planes, says spokesman Brad Hawkins, while also collecting more revenue from the additional passengers. CNN went to the 2022 Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg to try it out. Southwest says the weight savings is cutting about $10million per year in fuel spending. Airplane seat designer Alejandro Núñez Vicente reckons his double-decker airplane seat could revolutionize budget air travel. United says the new seats make each A320 1,200 pounds lighter. Both airlines say the new seats are just as comfortable. In both cases, the airlines were able to add an extra row of six seats to each plane. The new seats Southwest has put on nearly its entire fleet are 31 inches apart, about an inch less than before. New seats going into United Airlines’ Airbus A320s are 1 inch closer together from front to back.
This allows airlines to claim that passengers have as much above-the-knee “personal space” as they did before, even if the seats are slightly closer together below the knee. And seat-makers saved some space with lighter-weight frames and padding. United’s new seats put the magazine pocket above the tray table, getting it away from passengers’ knees. Designed by recent university graduate Alejandro. Passengers on Alaska Airlines will find slightly smaller tray tables. The average American with 20-inch hips simply is not going to fit into these planes. At the 2022 Aircraft Interiors Expo in Germany, London-based producer Francesca Street had a chance to test the Chaise Longue Airplane Seat. Window or Isle Before booking a flight ticket. The seats going onto Southwest’s 737s have thinner seatback magazine pockets. In this article, we will discuss a few things that will help you with Airline seat booking. And the new seats are designed to minimize this problem.
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