Introducing "The Skyrider" - a new class of seating BELOW economy... `7 }' G! a! Z H
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The new saddle seat is being offered to budget airlines by an Italian company called Avioninterios.1 Z) E3 F6 p. V5 L2 z5 G h1 {
1 @: }% N+ F# `7 f G4 vThis 'seat' comes with 58cm (23in) of leg room compared to 76cm (30in) you get in a standard economy seat.: `' e/ g$ G0 A7 b$ T
1 X( @2 c# b+ E cThese can also only be used on flights lasting less than 3 hours...
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3 HOURS?!?! I'd be begging to be let out and walk after 15 minutes!% @" Y; k6 v" ^1 p* ]
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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.
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) D5 u1 Y8 t- G: x: bThese 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% V4 _# u# p6 U
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