Once COVID-19 vaccinations enable safe, sensible and responsible travel, there’s a generational opportunity for some airlines to change tack and start to be be honest and real about the passenger experience they’re offering.
For the majority of us when travelling, that means economy class. And, for the most part, especially for shorter flights that means slimline seating, usually “pre-reclined” — especially on the newer planes that are making up a greater proportion of today’s operations.
Your author, it may surprise regular readers to know, is all for it. “A slimline, a slimline! My kingdom for a slimline!”, I have been known to cry (well, mutter) as I attempt to wedge my 6’3”-proportionate femurs with their sensitive kneecaps into older seats pitched at 30” and below aboard an aircraft.