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Italian company Aviointeriors unveiled a new type of seat, the SkyRider, at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in California. The seat is aimed at budget airlines and short haul routes less than three hours long. It offers just 23in of space compared to a more “generous” economy class average of 30in.
Martino Matijevic, CEO and Founder at WhichBudget.com comments; “The SkyRider has taken the concept of high density seating to the next level and will be of interest to the low fare airlines looking at new ways to maximise passenger capacity and profitability for their airline. Some airlines already adopt high-density seating between 28-30in. For some travellers this is already close enough. At just 23in seat pitch, the new SkyRider introducers a new class of travel and poses problems for tall or large passengers. As yet, no airlines have expressed an interest in using the seats but with talk of stand-up cabins, we think a reduction in the average seat pitch of 30in is only a matter of time.”
WhichBudget has put together a list of airlines’ seat pitches to show travellers which airlines offer the most space in economy class. Seat pitch is the measurement between the headrest of one seat and the same point on the seat in front. The greater the distance the better the chances of surviving a flight without any cramp!
- Singapore Airlines 32-34in
- Royal Jordanian 32-33in
- TAP Portugal 32in
- Cathay Pacific 32in
- Thai Airways 31-36in
- Air Canada 31-34in
- British Airways 31-34in
- Emirates 31-34in
- United Airlines 31-33in
- bmi 31-32in
- Continental 31-32in
- Qantas 31-32in
- Scandinavian Airlines 31-32in
- US Airways 31-32in
- Virgin Atlantic 31-32in
- Swiss 31 in
- Flybe 31in
- Alitalia 31in
- American Airlines 30-34in
- Air New Zealand 30-34in
- Lufthansa 30-33in
- Japan Airlines 30-33in
- Etihad 30-33in
- Delta 30-33in
- Air France 30-32in
- AerLingus 30-32in
- Iberia 30-31in
- KLM 30-31in
- Qatar Airways 30-31in
- Thomas Cook 30-31in
- Germanwings 30in
- Jet2 30in
- Ryanair 30in
- bmibaby 29-33in
- easyJet 29in
- Monarch Airlines 28-34in.
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