Thread: Soon, New Southwest Airlines seats...

A couple of years ago the airlines (including WN) went with the slimmer seats - remember the slime seats D2????
http://nonrev.net/general-discussion...inch-time.html

Originally Posted by ddagencylv

It's not your imagination. There really is a tighter squeeze on many planes these days.
The big U.S. airlines are taking out old, bulky seats in favor of so-called slimline models that take up less space from front to back, allowing for five or six more seats on each plane.

WN says the weight savings is cutting about $10 million per year in fuel spending. In addition, the extra seats allow WN to expand flying capacity 4 percent without adding any planes, says spokesman Brad Hawkins, while also collecting more revenue from the additional passengers.

So I have to ask - is this back to the future?

BTW, D2 I loved your slime seat