New seat design with sliding seats
07-21-2019, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Macjet
The article I read states in service by 2020. My bet is that this is the new seat for Spirit. They've already stated in numerous MRO articles that we'd be replacing our interiors (seats, runners, bulkheads) beginning at the end of 2019 so I think a good bet is these in black on NK birds.
1. More expensive
2. A mechanism to break. They took the recline out of the big front seats all to save on maintenance so anything that moves is a no go.
07-21-2019, 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by FNGFO
True, but the basic concept might be a way to make our cozy seating arrangement a bit more tolerable for the middle pax. It sounds like a very Spirit thing to do anyhow.
07-21-2019, 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by MCDUmanipulator
Everyone bad mouths spirits comfort but it’s no worse then sitting in a non economy plus seat on any of the big 3
07-22-2019, 05:42 AM
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Originally Posted by FNGFO
True, but the basic concept might be a way to make our cozy seating arrangement a bit more tolerable for the middle pax. It sounds like a very Spirit thing to do anyhow.
07-25-2019, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Omniscient
Its all miserable but the padding on the Spirit seat is painful after a few hours; thats the main drawback to the slimline seats, no cushion for the booty.
07-27-2019, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Omniscient
Its all miserable but the padding on the Spirit seat is painful after a few hours; thats the main drawback to the slimline seats, no cushion for the booty.
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