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Introducing "The Skyrider" - a new class of seating BELOW economy... 7 W- }: f$ |- x+ @& p4 _) s* X9 s/ Z9 _! ~
" x; t) D6 a; ?" E; T, A5 {" A2 ~7 U X$ h% l% k! B, X+ y9 g3 s8 b5 @The new saddle seat is being offered to budget airlines by an Italian company called Avioninterios. 2 ?$ \9 w9 x- `; l4 i& V : O- C, _6 Q9 b) I) C, N9 e/ gThis 'seat' comes with 58cm (23in) of leg room compared to 76cm (30in) you get in a standard economy seat.0 Z# V" A0 S9 H) a- N8 ?4 _ . `: u: e( H0 h These can also only be used on flights lasting less than 3 hours..., U! \1 }8 n2 v ' c' X; e! q9 s! o+ b$ h
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9 \4 p' u& R& r, T, i3 HOURS?!?! I'd be begging to be let out and walk after 15 minutes!% @5 ]! C. X# |1 J5 Y- q ) l6 G- Q' Y( ^2 z0 m6 k% d5 Y 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." q* V; @4 D0 Q6 e- h5 H 2 [# U' n' @' k H y6 ^ 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?* y; ]4 v m0 b, z5 r* i/ T. o6 G 9 R- o* }+ w/ Z* S" W2 A2 N Hate hate hate! |
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