标题: A new class of airline seating... "The Skyrider" [打印本页] 作者: rowedan 时间: 2011-1-11 11:24 标题: A new class of airline seating... "The Skyrider" Introducing "The Skyrider" - a new class of seating BELOW economy... 6 D) R6 r, b0 I2 ^; u$ z7 i2 ` 0 ?6 W( b% W* n& R, f2 {6 s( r9 I; z6 d& k4 o. C% G$ _, N5 q
& N& r! [4 R, ^3 q: ZThe new saddle seat is being offered to budget airlines by an Italian company called Avioninterios.! u0 S5 }5 \! k; ?
8 ~# i* p- g5 l; r8 S& ^This 'seat' comes with 58cm (23in) of leg room compared to 76cm (30in) you get in a standard economy seat. $ P! O3 |# {# m2 z2 ?1 V" r: j/ v + O9 d( ^$ o: W2 WThese can also only be used on flights lasting less than 3 hours... # S, H! \% b. z/ X m ^8 Q: e" S; h/ e& I0 c4 W% t . o' c# j7 W* |* g' D! _( ~ ' y; @ h1 q) a, ^0 t- M# Z# @1 L) Z6 N
3 HOURS?!?! I'd be begging to be let out and walk after 15 minutes! ) x9 w7 m$ c B$ T 0 N8 w2 C9 h7 g3 ^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.+ v& i! I0 v1 h5 z4 _3 W% {% ^
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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?: V. f3 x5 s. k" F( S, R
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Hate hate hate!
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