標題: A new class of airline seating... "The Skyrider" [打印本頁] 作者: rowedan 時間: 2011-1-11 11:24 標題: A new class of airline seating... "The Skyrider" Introducing "The Skyrider" - a new class of seating BELOW economy... 4 \* u9 M" b+ n/ r# L( p % {2 v6 f/ l8 @! e4 v: k! ^& S . A3 J) Y) `. X# b2 J7 i' Q $ ~1 I9 K# Z: E& @( C/ W' L, JThe new saddle seat is being offered to budget airlines by an Italian company called Avioninterios.; x e* v$ t* g5 e1 _! N! [
; K, X( }+ R' Z; Q, ]. J2 EThis 'seat' comes with 58cm (23in) of leg room compared to 76cm (30in) you get in a standard economy seat.- J" {# B" y+ {7 v1 A5 ?
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These can also only be used on flights lasting less than 3 hours...! V# ~0 S% X1 H. ~; Q
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# d( ^( F2 R1 N+ K% C T# e) g ~. g3 HOURS?!?! I'd be begging to be let out and walk after 15 minutes! ' s' K) h. Q: B- [2 b3 D 6 h* |2 j. z. }" E$ z. VTray 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.( |6 C! G+ y4 D* I; F; Q( e
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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? , C8 A8 D* _' r T# T. d$ S - k9 U, R Z( s1 _+ Y- NHate hate hate!