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Tips for finding a comfortable legroom seat on a flight

TB (according to VnExpress) October 31, 2024 14:49

According to travel experts, economy class seats on the right usually have 2.5 cm more legroom than the row on the left.

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Inside a British Airways plane

Consultants at Which?, a UK-based consumer product advice website, looked at the seating maps of popular European airlines.

They found that some airlines had removed the front lockers to add extra rows of seats to increase profits per flight.

As a result, seats in the front half of the plane do not have the same legroom. Seats on the right side (seats D, E, and F) typically have 0.5–1 inch (1.2–2.5 cm) more legroom than seats on the left.

To find out which seats have more legroom, Which? suggests passengers enter their departure date into Google Flights to find the type of aircraft the airline they're booking with uses. Then, enter that aircraft type into the AeroLopa seating map website to see the layout.

Which? shows that most Ryanair planes are Boeing 737s. Entering your information into AeroLopa shows that seats D, E, and F from rows 3 to 15 have more than 1.2cm of legroom. Passengers can be randomly assigned to these rows or pay £9 (nearly $12) to choose this seat.

Otherwise, passengers can try their luck by checking in late. The middle seats in the rows are often less popular and have some spare seats. Therefore, if the flight time is close, you can choose these seats from rows 3 to 15, on the right side to have more legroom.

The consumer advice website points out that on Norwegian's Boeing 737s, the right row (seats D, E, F) provides an additional 0.6 inches (1.5 cm) of legroom from rows 3 to 14.

However, the right seat selection trick does not work on Wizz Air flights.

Passengers flying on easyJet's Airbus A321neo are advised to choose seats on the right, rows 3 to 13, to enjoy 74cm of legroom. Meanwhile, rows on the left and towards the back of the plane have more than 71cm of legroom.

On British Airways’ short-haul Airbus A320 flights, Which? points out that the narrowing of the rear of the aircraft results in legroom being 2.6cm shorter in the rear rows than in the front rows. As a result, passengers should avoid seats from row 30 onwards.

The website says most airlines allow passengers to change seats 2-3 hours before departure, so passengers should check the seating chart before their flight to see if a better seat is available.

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