Airbus offers fat seats
Airbus is now offering the option of extra wide seats on its A320 aircraft for “larger” passengers.
The standard A320 seat is currently 18 inches (45.7cm) wide, grouped in sets of three. In the new extra wide arrangement, the aisle seat is expanded to a 20 inches, compensated by a one-inch reduction in each of the remaining two, which each measure 17 inches across.
The European planemaker said the new seat would “respond to the needs of travellers that are larger physically”, and that it could be used as an extra source of ancillary revenue for airlines.