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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

The incredible shrinking airlines: can anyone actually be comfortable in a 17-inch seat?

A woman and man in tandem airline seats with the man holding his legs up due to lack of space
Higher fares don’t necessarily mean more space. Photograph: gchutka/Getty Images (Posed by models)

Name: Tiny seats.

Age: If you look at pictures of the Wright brothers’ first flights in 1903, it looks as if they had plenty of legroom. It’s been downhill ever since.

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