New Delhi: Cramped leg space and wafer thin seats with barely any cushioning may not remain the only grouse for flyers in India. Now, even reclining that seat may become a dream in coach here.
European aircraft major Airbus offered its fuel efficient A-320 new engine options (Neo) with a seating capacity of up to 189 seats to Wadia group's GoAir. The low-cost carrier (LCC) currently uses A320s with 180 seats — just like IndiGo.
Sensing that nine more seats may make things bit too tight for its passengers, GoAir has opted for six more seats — meaning one more row in the aircraft. But it is yet to decide whether the 186 seats on its A320 Neos should be reclining or fixed upright.
"Our A320 Neos will have 186 seats, while Airbus offered us up to 189-seater planes. The leg room will be the same as that on our 180-seater planes due to certain changes in cabin made by Airbus. We have so far not decided on whether the seats should be reclining or not. I will travel to Toulouse (Airbus' headquarters in France) this month to take a call on that issue," GoAir CEO Giorgio De Roni told TOI, adding that at present "few actually recline their seats".
14/01/15 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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European aircraft major Airbus offered its fuel efficient A-320 new engine options (Neo) with a seating capacity of up to 189 seats to Wadia group's GoAir. The low-cost carrier (LCC) currently uses A320s with 180 seats — just like IndiGo.
Sensing that nine more seats may make things bit too tight for its passengers, GoAir has opted for six more seats — meaning one more row in the aircraft. But it is yet to decide whether the 186 seats on its A320 Neos should be reclining or fixed upright.
"Our A320 Neos will have 186 seats, while Airbus offered us up to 189-seater planes. The leg room will be the same as that on our 180-seater planes due to certain changes in cabin made by Airbus. We have so far not decided on whether the seats should be reclining or not. I will travel to Toulouse (Airbus' headquarters in France) this month to take a call on that issue," GoAir CEO Giorgio De Roni told TOI, adding that at present "few actually recline their seats".
14/01/15 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
