Introducing "The Skyrider" - a new class of seating BELOW economy...
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The new saddle seat is being offered to budget airlines by an Italian company called Avioninterios.
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( Y* n9 k( d4 j) N7 LThis 'seat' comes with 58cm (23in) of leg room compared to 76cm (30in) you get in a standard economy seat.
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* L7 P0 |* M! ^6 D% N7 r0 bThese can also only be used on flights lasting less than 3 hours...
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3 HOURS?!?! I'd be begging to be let out and walk after 15 minutes!3 }2 F! I+ W2 q. H; f. P9 x8 I2 @
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Tray issues aside for the ... more ample people on the flight, i'm 6'4", and find that my legs are just a smidge longer than 30in which is annoying - especially when the woman in front with head phones on reclines her seat and forces my kneecaps to end up somewhere mid thigh... but i digress.7 r! |$ a+ ]& K W* J- x& ~+ l
9 d3 [5 ]8 D M. }; k9 |These seats seem to be dependant on your legs being at an angle – the lady in the flowery shirt can’t be that tall – so if I sat there with my longer legs… wouldn’t my seat have to be higher?
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- a/ b: u7 E. s% B0 d3 `3 r6 T4 h0 I! AHate hate hate! |