Introducing "The Skyrider" - a new class of seating BELOW economy...# N+ p7 e( ]& ^1 U. X
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$ `8 a# D+ p7 ^. F' dThe new saddle seat is being offered to budget airlines by an Italian company called Avioninterios.
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0 G( s2 i0 [" S: sThis 'seat' comes with 58cm (23in) of leg room compared to 76cm (30in) you get in a standard economy seat.' P0 @5 h3 J6 _2 ^3 F
4 `# E$ w. }0 L& N& |' RThese can also only be used on flights lasting less than 3 hours...$ p& Y" N" a3 V& ^) P- E% O5 H6 K
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3 HOURS?!?! I'd be begging to be let out and walk after 15 minutes!. G/ D+ D% @: S2 B7 `
$ S7 K8 ?: I6 Z, g+ hTray 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?- B& e: w; f: W2 r
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