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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]
I wonder if the people who picked the thinner seat cushion material just sat down and decided it was good. Have the people who picked the seats sit in them for 3 hrs to see how they really feel. Having worked with "beancounters" anything that saves a nickel is great to them.
Why do flyers worry about reclining, especially on short Southwest flights. I would never do this to the individual behind me, yet I always seem to be the victim of the person in front. I wish they would totally do away with the recline button. I'm tired of eating peanuts off of the head of the passenger in front of me.
Definitely a good point, Mark, up to a point. The longer the flight, the more I would be inclined to recline a little. However, I would trade that little recline for a bit more width any day!
Good point...although I do like the recline. I'm a big guy and it really cramps me up. I only take it back a couple of stops. I don't think courtesy will ever be the norm - not in this day and age.
@James...yes, they will sell the tickets...they will fill the seats; folks will grumble and still fly. They have fewer choices now - and with the absorption of AT, even fewer.
SWA acts more and more like an "old fashioned" or legacy airline. Less for the customer means more for them - although they are already filling up the airplanes.
@toolguy105...I think SWA will continue to fly the 717s only on some x-AT routes that are a bit thin for a bigger plane. That's the first I had heard about fuel economy on the 717; I suppose it's because of the low passenger density. Perhaps SWA will turn them into a First Class only service for their best routes? It'll be fun to find out!
SWA acts more and more like an "old fashioned" or legacy airline. Less for the customer means more for them - although they are already filling up the airplanes.
@toolguy105...I think SWA will continue to fly the 717s only on some x-AT routes that are a bit thin for a bigger plane. That's the first I had heard about fuel economy on the 717; I suppose it's because of the low passenger density. Perhaps SWA will turn them into a First Class only service for their best routes? It'll be fun to find out!
Compared to the M80 series they were meant to replace they are more fuel efficient. Compared to the present 737 and the 200 on order no.
The 717 cannot be a replacement for the MD80 - the 717 is much, much smaller. The replacement for the MD80 was the MD90! The 717 - or MD87 - is more like a DC-9-30.