Call for more leg room on aircraft

[Homer]

All airlines should be forced to increase leg room on planes by at least 2 inches (5 cm), British legislators said on Wednesday.

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee said space between seats on commercial flights should be increased from the current minimum of 26 inches (66 cm) to at least 28.2 inches (71.6 cm).

Call for more leg room on aircraft - News - Travel - smh.com.au

[Dave Noble]

Even if the minimum was increased by 2" it would have no impact to those travelling on most non-LCC carriers since they are at that level anyway.

Dave

[dajop]

Even if the minimum was increased by 2" it would have no impact to those travelling on most non-LCC carriers since they are at that level anyway.

Dave

Are there any carriers that have 26" seat pitch? If so: mental note to self: avoid if at all possible.

[NM]

The seat pitch lowest I have ever been on is about 30", so would not have made any difference to me. There must be some really tight charter operators in Europe.

And of course increasing seat pitch by 10% logically means an average of 10% less seats so 10% less revenue. Are we all willing to accept a 10% fare increase to compensate for the extra pitch?

[Dave Noble]

Are there any carriers that have 26" seat pitch? If so: mental note to self: avoid if at all possible.

Seat spacing as defined by CAA is different to the top of seatback-seatback that is typically used and would seem to be a better measurement. It measures from the front bottom of the seat back to the back of the seat in front rather than back of top of seat to back of seat behind so shows exactly what space is available for legs whilst the tradtional measurement is affected by thickness of the seats.

There are carriers using 26" under CAA measurements though not airlines such as QF who would not be affected

Have a look at Seat Pitch


Dave

[anat0l]

All airlines should be forced to increase leg room on planes by at least 2 inches (5 cm), British legislators said on Wednesday.

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee said space between seats on commercial flights should be increased from the current minimum of 26 inches (66 cm) to at least 28.2 inches (71.6 cm).

Call for more leg room on aircraft - News - Travel - smh.com.au

Does this possibly have anything to do with the fact that the average worldly human is becoming fatter?

(Note: I can say this safely without prejudice, because I am fat. But I fit snugly without flesh spillage in a QF 737-400 economy seat, thankfully.)

[NYCguy]

Does this possibly have anything to do with the fact that the average worldly human is becoming fatter?

Or taller, even?