Spirit Airlines announced that they intend to add more seats in planes. «This will reduce ticket prices,» say the representatives of the company and compare this innovation with the agreement of the owners of the cars on the alternate use of cars.
«The people who run airlines want to see more seats in the aircraft,» says Henry Harteveldt, co-founder of Atmosphere Research Group. In order to cater to the airlines of the United States, manufacturers of chairs have reduced the size of the seats, moved the pocket back of the chair, replaced the gasket elastic mesh and removed the armrests.
At the time, like dear American airlines still keep a certain distance between seats, known as the seat pitch (30 inches), cheap companies, including Spirit Airlines, neglect this aspect.
Usually the seats were made of aluminium frame and turned tight the gasket, however, Alex Pozzi, Vice President research and development of internal systems and Rockwell Collins, said that these technologies are no longer used due to more advanced materials. «We used a lot of advanced and composite materials to reduce the physical structure,» he says. «We also got rid of many inconveniences and moved on to the use of suspended systems.» Alex Pozzi is convinced that «the smaller the size of the seat, the more space remains for the passenger».
The by Mesdames Kaunter, Vice-President, TripAdvisor Flight, said that after the introduction of the compact seats, many airlines have used the vacant place and added one or two rows of seats. «They squeezed one more person, and now they have more people on the plane, the size of which has not changed. The flight even unpleasant».
The new 737 that will be put into operation, will be designated with a minimum 30-inch step, the Seatback TV screens will be replaced with coasters on which passengers will be able to install your device. The holders of Newspapers moves closer to the upper part of the back, which will free up more space for the knees. «These places are designed to maximize space,» says Josh freed.
Airlines continue to defend the ergonomics of the cabin. The representative of Spirit Airlines Paul berry said the measurements in inches are somewhat outdated, and that the company is based on the level of passenger comfort: «Although the distance is only 28 inches, it feels like 30 inches».
However, not all agree with this policy. Flyers Rights asked the Federal civil aviation Agency to set minimum sizes for width and height of the seats of the airline. Paul Hudson, President of Flyers Rights, said that the need to regulate places due to security issues, because the rules still stipulate the fact that the passengers of the plane must be evacuated in just fifteen minutes. «Obviously, if you’re wedged in a very limited space, you will be harder to get out in an emergency situation,» said Hudson.
Despite the fact that supporters of such ideas is becoming more aviation companies continue to claim that all norms and safety standards are complied with and that government intervention is not necessary.
