If you've taken a flight in coach anytime in the last 20 years, you may have noticed the seat in front of you creeping closer and closer to your knees. No, you're not growing.
Yes, the airlines have been squishing seats closer together. It's called the pitch, and it's been chopped down by two to three inches over the years.
That's not the only place where the big three are sneaking space from you. Here's a helpful representation of just how much room your ticket gets you on your next flight. The following is a transcript of the video.
How airline seats have shrunk over the years. Feeling cramped? You're not alone. Airlines are adding more seats, leaving less room for individual passengers. The pitch, or distance between seats, has shrunk. The minimum pitch has gone from 31"/32" to 30".
It's not just the pitch. Seat width has also been narrowed over the years. Each airline has lost about 2 inches in seat width. These aren't even the smallest. Some airlines fill the Airbus A330 with 16.7" seats. For comparison, the average first class seat is 21" wide.
One small study compared sleep quality in 17" vs. 18" wide seats. 2/3 of passengers who slept in the 18" seats reported better quality sleep. Plus, passengers fell asleep faster and had fewer twitches in the 18" seats. So if you plan on catching some Zzz's on your flight, dish out the cash for a seat upgrade.
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soon it’ll just be a tiny chair on the floor
ReplyDeleteThey're probably going to make people sit in little tikes chairs in the future.
ReplyDeletenah you just bigger
ReplyDeleteWatching this while I am in an plan😂
ReplyDeleteI thought they had gotten bigger to accommodate fat americans
ReplyDeletePlease narrate. It helps those who can't see well enough to keep up with your subtitles.
ReplyDeleteYes, show your support for this broken system by doing exactly what they want you to do and pay more for a bigger seat
ReplyDeleteDelta airline is where my dad works
ReplyDeleteMore like how people had gotten fat over the years and could not fit in airplane seats, JK!!!
ReplyDeleteNow, fat people will need 2 seats. Well done airliners, thinking no one is fat.
ReplyDeleteUnited: let’s kick people off when there’s no room!
ReplyDeleteSometimes,in India,business class is cheaper than economy class.FOR INTERNATIONAL TRIPS.Because the first few seats are CHEAP.Since people assume economy is always cheaper,they book that.Always check.
ReplyDeletethat's why american airlines cannot compete with asian or middle east airlines
ReplyDeletethe problem with this is that first class seats are getting smaller too. airlines are giving seats
ReplyDeletemore features but the seats are just getting smaller.
greedy bastard.
ReplyDeleteMore money for sleep. SLEEP!?I barely sleep on a flight.
ReplyDeleteSingapore airlines economy seats are wide
ReplyDeleteOR drive depending on where you're going
ReplyDeleteAnd I thought I was getting more thicc.
ReplyDeleteWelp. Good thing I’m short.
ReplyDeleteHillary Clinton has no problem at all cackling around on her broomstick.
ReplyDeleteLMAO! What sleep quality? With snoring people, screaming, yelling kids running up and down the aisles, and seats with not enough leg room to put your legs behind, I would get a better "sleep" staying in the bathroom and sleeping on the toilet!
ReplyDeleteFEEL THE SQUEEZE
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