A new class of airline seating... "The Skyrider"

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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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4 K( u' P5 K4 }: X$ r' c3 D/ C( OThis 'seat' comes with 58cm (23in) of leg room compared to 76cm (30in) you get in a standard economy seat.
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/ Z, @8 `; u* a* b, e# OThese can also only be used on flights lasting less than 3 hours...


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$ a, U' H4 P2 i3 HOURS?!?! I'd be begging to be let out and walk after 15 minutes!

$ g  ^# ?) D1 j& ZTray 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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% _+ Z: Q( V6 c1 E- J* XThese 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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& M+ B: ]  D2 n; ?& [" P3 t8 oHate hate hate!