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

rowedan

Introducing "The Skyrider" - a new class of seating BELOW economy...
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7 Y* m' v! {6 w& P! QThe new saddle seat is being offered to budget airlines by an Italian company called Avioninterios.
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$ @4 S3 {# m7 K4 h2 {This 'seat' comes with 58cm (23in) of leg room compared to 76cm (30in) you get in a standard economy seat.
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6 V9 D! Y# A  x7 Z/ R/ n$ t/ T& LThese can also only be used on flights lasting less than 3 hours...
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3 i; D7 z# o3 K6 g: V+ d3 HOURS?!?! I'd be begging to be let out and walk after 15 minutes!

4 F1 h& B! I8 t% ?# FTray 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.

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?

Hate hate hate!