Introducing "The Skyrider" - a new class of seating BELOW economy...: Y8 j6 f/ F9 \" i7 w4 O3 B
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7 ?4 I3 b, I# M6 sThe new saddle seat is being offered to budget airlines by an Italian company called Avioninterios.
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) v! R9 G+ \5 G5 uThis 'seat' comes with 58cm (23in) of leg room compared to 76cm (30in) you get in a standard economy seat.8 N/ W4 {; ^; g( A3 L6 p; v% N/ T
$ x) K( U% \- T( x' `" iThese can also only be used on flights lasting less than 3 hours...
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+ E; m1 E+ c6 h: D& J, A0 o3 HOURS?!?! I'd be begging to be let out and walk after 15 minutes!+ a3 g8 v8 b+ b) `3 Y" R) N
. y6 `8 p) F2 b+ @! H6 ]' G6 y2 ETray 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.% l# w* m3 P3 C. R9 w. P2 q4 n, k3 S
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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?
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" F. A* k: c5 S4 t, WHate hate hate! |
发表于 2011-1-11 11:24:57