Introducing "The Skyrider" - a new class of seating BELOW economy...9 A6 ~( ]! L% @& J
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7 i: X' L7 a4 e9 zThe new saddle seat is being offered to budget airlines by an Italian company called Avioninterios.
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This 'seat' comes with 58cm (23in) of leg room compared to 76cm (30in) you get in a standard economy seat.; t4 k8 a: A& I! n7 t7 H: y
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These can also only be used on flights lasting less than 3 hours...0 e+ J0 f$ V# }" a- w
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S% J1 H$ j& K; W& W1 ? P3 HOURS?!?! I'd be begging to be let out and walk after 15 minutes!& p: A7 [8 [+ F5 f0 U. L; B
& M# Q# q# a& Z1 H: j' ~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.
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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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* ?2 B$ y% l3 Z7 `3 qHate hate hate! |
发表于 2011-1-11 11:24:57