A new class of airline seating... "The Skyrider"

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Introducing "The Skyrider" - a new class of seating BELOW economy...


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8 J1 w+ s% G$ s4 QThe new saddle seat is being offered to budget airlines by an Italian company called Avioninterios.

: z$ U; ?- \: @/ `& ]This 'seat' comes with 58cm (23in) of leg room compared to 76cm (30in) you get in a standard economy seat.

- X  E( K( G* C3 ?1 d8 hThese can also only be used on flights lasting less than 3 hours...
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( e# `5 [  L+ A3 HOURS?!?! I'd be begging to be let out and walk after 15 minutes!

( _% J& W: a) u! j; n0 rTray 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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( {# m4 o+ J5 h$ iThese 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?
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Hate hate hate!