New Sky-rider seats – an inch too far?
Wednesday 22, September 2010
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
Source: seatguru.com
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