RYANAIR is launching new seats with more legroom but they still won"™t have back pockets, and there"™s one specific reason.
Ryanair has unveiled the design of its "˜game changing"™ new seats which will benefit passengers.
But the budget Irish airline still won"™t use back pockets.
The new seats will give customers 31 inches of legroom, one inch more than the current design.
They will also be lighter and will enable the aircraft to fit 197 seats on board instead of 189.
This means fares will be lower for passengers, according to the airline.
The seats will be installed on Ryanair"™s new fleet of Boeing 737 MAX 200, due to be delivered in spring 2019.
But as is the case with the current seats, there won"™t be any back pockets on the new design.
Ryanair hasn"™t used back pockets on its seats in over a decade. The airline says this enables a quicker turnaround time by reducing the amount of items to be cleaned and checked.
A spokesperson said: "Ryanair"™s current fleet of Boeing 737-800 aircraft have a seat pitch of 30 inches "“ more legroom than British Airways and Lufthansa economy seats.
"All Boeing 737 Max "˜Gamechanger"™ aircraft, delivered from Spring 2019 onwards, will have the new Zodiac seats announced on Wednesday, with a roomier 31 inch seat pitch, and due to the new sculpted seat back, also provide additional knee and shin room at the same pitch…
