Legroom: How airlines compare

[CarolMN]

I found this article quite interesting. I think I knew that some airlines have more room than others, but it's nice to see it all laid out.

Legroom: How airlines compare

 

[SuzanneSLO]

Those compare the legroom on 2 types of single aisle aircraft only. Most travelers are probably better off just going to the sited source -- Seat Guru -- and checking for the equipment for their itinerary. -- Suzanne

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

Those compare the legroom on 2 types of single aisle aircraft only. Most travelers are probably better off just going to the sited source -- Seat Guru -- and checking for the equipment for their itinerary. -- Suzanne

I agree - that chart isn't very helpful. Many of these airlines have a number of different aircraft with different seat pitches. All of them (as far as I know) are installing slimline seats in many planes, reducing pitch even further.

 

[CPT Tripss]

I agree - that chart isn't very helpful. Many of these airlines have a number of different aircraft with different seat pitches. All of them (as far as I know) are installing slimline seats in many planes, reducing pitch even further.

This doesn't necessarily decrease "legroom." Seat Pitch is the distance from any point on one seat to the exact same point on the seat in front or behind it. While it is not the exact equivalent of "legroom", it does give a very good approximation of how much seat room you should expect.

Although the "standard" seat pitch has decreased almost industry-wide from 33-34 inches to more like 31 inches, airlines maintain that leg room has not actually diminished. Instead, the adoption of a higher density seat back that, at 0.5 to 1" thick, was three to four inches thinner than the older padded seat backs afforded the airlines some extra room. They filled the space with more seats (or in some cases moved the space up a class or two), but without taking away any actual leg room.

http://www.independenttraveler.com/travel-tips/travelers-ed/the-shrinking-airline-seat

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

This doesn't necessarily decrease "legroom." Seat Pitch is the distance from any point on one seat to the exact same point on the seat in front or behind it....

Thanks, I know what seat pitch is and slimline seats do not increase it. They let an airline cram in more rows of seating and reduce actual legroom. The seat pitch looks almost as much simply because the seats are thinner. Good explanation here:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/skinnier-seats-on-more-crowded-planes-1414602406