New seat design on Easyjet
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Easyjet's new Recaro seats are most uncomfortable!
If you are flying for longer than 2 hours, I strongly urge you to avoid flying EasyJet! These new Recaro seats are the most uncomfortable aircraft seats I have ever had to sit on. The backrest is so upright you are forced into an almost bolt upright position, which is totally non-adjustable. There is so little padding in the seat squab that within a very short space, you will start to suffer from numb bum syndrome. I first encountered these seats on a return flight from Cyprus to London, shortly after EasyJet took delivery of the first aircraft to have them fitted. I complained to their Marketing Director, who had made some fantastic claims about the new seats; his reply was most offhand and totally unsympathetic...so much for listening to the customer.
What does everyone else think about these new seats, which have obviously been introduced with the primary objective of reducing AUW and thus saving fuel!
What does everyone else think about these new seats, which have obviously been introduced with the primary objective of reducing AUW and thus saving fuel!
Join Date: Mar 2015
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The seats are not a vast improvement on the old ones but they are much better in that they're more spacious. The aisle is now narrower and more space is given on the width and the legroom is improved and the feeling of spaciousness is much better even if the cabin is much darker with the black fabric.
Also every aisle armrest lifts giving easier access to seats for customers who have mobility issues.
The seats aren't great but they're more spacious and are certainly inline with many other carriers such as LH's NEK and BA A320s or people can take their chances with 28" charters. However U2 do have the added benefit of no recline too.
Given that they save fuel too I can't see them going anywhere fast.
Also every aisle armrest lifts giving easier access to seats for customers who have mobility issues.
The seats aren't great but they're more spacious and are certainly inline with many other carriers such as LH's NEK and BA A320s or people can take their chances with 28" charters. However U2 do have the added benefit of no recline too.
Given that they save fuel too I can't see them going anywhere fast.
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Had one of these seats on a flight in March from LPL to FUE and found it fine tbh..On the return we had an aircraft with the old seats which were nowhere near as good.Just my thoughts
