Alaska Airlines equip aircrafts with thinner, lighter seats

Alaska Airlines flights will now become more enjoyable for its customers. Passengers booking air tickets and traveling in Alaska Airlines flights will get a new flying experience with newly-installed thinner, lighter seats on the aircrafts.

Seattle-based Alaska Airlines in a statement said that thinner, lighter seats are being installed on its aircrafts aimed at saving fuel and offering passengers about an inch more legroom.

The airline disclosed that the seats have been designed by Germany-based Recaro Aircraft Seating. The seats are being installed in 22 of Alaska Airlines’ new Boeing 737-900ERs, which are scheduled for delivery starting next year.

The new Boeing aircrafts will seat 181 passengers. The new planes will be a larger model than any Boeing aircraft flown by Alaska Airlines so far.
According to the airline, the seats weigh less than 24 pounds each, about 30 percent less than comparable seats. The seats have thinner cushions for the seatbacks and the bottom than the existing seats and recline only three inches, which is standard for the airline’s seats.

Alaska Airlines asserted that the reduced weight of the newly-installed seats will help the carrier save an estimated 8,000 gallons of fuel annually per aircraft.