Airline Legroom
Tis’ the season… to travel, that is!
I do love the holidays, but using our airport system this time of year is not the reason why. We all have our horror stories – the crowds, the delays, the cancelled flights. Not a pretty picture.
This brings us to the subject of the day: airline legroom…
Which brings us to the question of the day: What is seat pitch..?
Seat pitch on a plane is the distance between rows of seats, measured from the same location on each row. For example, a measurement from the front cushion of the seat in front of you to the front cushion of the seat you are in. This is not technically a “legroom” measurement, but it can translate as such.
There is a handy little website called Skytrax that keeps tabs on seat pitch as well as reviews for the best airports, airlines, etc. Their seat pitch index details measurements for airlines all over the world. In the Americas, we see some of the best measurements coming from Jet Blue, American and WestJet. If legroom is important to you, I suggest you take a look, or it may end up being a long and uncomfortable flight.
And you know when those people in front of you lean their seat back with complete disregard for your comfort? Arrrgh! We’ll talk about that later...
I do love the holidays, but using our airport system this time of year is not the reason why. We all have our horror stories – the crowds, the delays, the cancelled flights. Not a pretty picture.
This brings us to the subject of the day: airline legroom…
Which brings us to the question of the day: What is seat pitch..?
Seat pitch on a plane is the distance between rows of seats, measured from the same location on each row. For example, a measurement from the front cushion of the seat in front of you to the front cushion of the seat you are in. This is not technically a “legroom” measurement, but it can translate as such.
There is a handy little website called Skytrax that keeps tabs on seat pitch as well as reviews for the best airports, airlines, etc. Their seat pitch index details measurements for airlines all over the world. In the Americas, we see some of the best measurements coming from Jet Blue, American and WestJet. If legroom is important to you, I suggest you take a look, or it may end up being a long and uncomfortable flight.
And you know when those people in front of you lean their seat back with complete disregard for your comfort? Arrrgh! We’ll talk about that later...