American Airlines Plans to Squeeze You In Even Tighter

Bloomberg ------- American Airlines Group Inc.’s newest Boeing Co. 737s will have less legroom in most of the economy cabin than current versions of the narrow-body plane, with at least three rows shrinking the space between seats to 29 inches (74 centimeters). Pitch, or the distance from the back of one seat to the same spot on the one in front of it, will slip to 30 inches on the 737 Max from 31 on the Boeing 737-800s now in American’s fleet, spokesman Joshua Freed said Wednesday. The 29-inch pitch on the three rows moves American close to the 28-29 inches offered on ultra discounters Spirit Airlines Inc. and Frontier Airlines. American joins other carriers that have taken advantage of new, slimmer designs that try to maximize room for a passenger’s knees even as rows of seats move closer together. The effort, called densification, enables carriers to put more travelers on each plane and boost revenue. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.