Every single day hundreds of thousands of people worldwide will board
an aircraft and sit down in 'sardine' (economy) class to enjoy hours
and hours of 'comfort' in a standard seat of 29" to 34" pitch. Your
seat space will depend on which airline you fly - some are more
generous than others. And we've all been there! Probably nothing worse
as the captain switches off the seat belt sign and the passenger in
front immediately reclines his seat towards our face...

Economic conditions dictate that most air travellers will have to fly
economy, as business and first class tickets are simply out of range
price-wise. Only the flying 'elite' get to travel up front. This is
particularly the case for long-haul flights.
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