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New aircraft interior will allow Southwest to boost capacity by about 2,500 seats
Following a two-year trial of environmentally friendly and durable aircraft cabin products on its ‘Green Plane’, Southwest Airlines has unveiled a new interior for its Boeing 737-700 fleet that will enable the carrier to reduce weight by 635 pounds per aircraft and improve sustainability while adding thousands of additional seats to its inventory. (blog.apex.aero) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Super. Cram another six more people into the plane at the cost of actual seat cushions and recline...
Seems like you didn't read carefully, or are you suggesting what was said was wrong?
Moo! Moo! Moo!
Bloomberg News writes "room for the seats was created by switching to lighter, thinner padding; limiting the range of recline to two inches from three, and replacing seat-back pouches with netting. Pitch, or the distance from the back of a seat to the back of the one behind it, will slip to 32 inches from 33."
Thinner padding and less recline but with no sacrifice in comfort! Thanks, Southwest! Why don't you just stack us all into cargo containers?
Thinner padding and less recline but with no sacrifice in comfort! Thanks, Southwest! Why don't you just stack us all into cargo containers?
the folks at the FAA frowns on that.
No matter how they spin it, we all know where the room for another row came from.