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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$ {& V1 T" L$ d5 M- w& \, o5 l. WThis 'seat' comes with 58cm (23in) of leg room compared to 76cm (30in) you get in a standard economy seat.
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2 u8 R( t3 {! u9 f% s1 QThese can also only be used on flights lasting less than 3 hours...; U. O: X3 p6 ?$ g
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3 HOURS?!?! I'd be begging to be let out and walk after 15 minutes!9 D* X- q# _, n# @, Y7 u$ q
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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.
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9 ~5 w/ C% t$ l! s9 [- v! V, J0 aThese 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?5 x( w M0 x! K( o; f6 z
+ o3 j8 |# I! K0 r: N& XHate hate hate! |