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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+ Y) Y( W. p) r8 ~* a5 Y. \9 o8 RThis 'seat' comes with 58cm (23in) of leg room compared to 76cm (30in) you get in a standard economy seat.
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0 j9 d" M Z2 H. l `7 L1 V- Q4 [These can also only be used on flights lasting less than 3 hours...
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" Y" u( K) J5 e% ~6 b$ a7 @3 HOURS?!?! I'd be begging to be let out and walk after 15 minutes!
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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.1 y* `8 l; t9 f! @; Q+ A
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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?& d# q3 w" r% f
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