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Wide seats for fat Yanks
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keithr
May 25, 2012, 5:04:55 AM5/25/12
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Airbus is offering US airlines buying its A320 passenger jet extra-wide
seats for obese passengers, leading to fatter profits, Airbus's aircraft
interiors director says.
Airbus wants to make the most of the fact that its medium-range airliner
is wider-bodied than the 737 from US rival Boeing.
The company offers two 50-centimetre seats either side of the A320's
single aisle instead of three 45cm seats either side.
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"These seats are not meant just for overweight passengers," aircraft
interiors director Zuzana Hrnkova told journalists on Thursday.
"Mothers with children may be ready to pay a little more in order to be
able to keep their babies in their lap, and large football players may
be interested," she said.
The company said that by charging extra for the wide seats, airlines
could make $US3 million ($A3.09 million) in extra profits over a 15-year
period.
"Airlines asked us how they could create value with this wider cabin. We
came up with this idea," Hrnkova said.
A third of the US population is obese and obesity is on the rise in much
of the world, including Europe and the Gulf.
Hrnkova said that so far only US carriers had expressed an interest in
the wide-seat configuration.
seats for obese passengers, leading to fatter profits, Airbus's aircraft
interiors director says.
Airbus wants to make the most of the fact that its medium-range airliner
is wider-bodied than the 737 from US rival Boeing.
The company offers two 50-centimetre seats either side of the A320's
single aisle instead of three 45cm seats either side.
Advertisement: Story continues below
"These seats are not meant just for overweight passengers," aircraft
interiors director Zuzana Hrnkova told journalists on Thursday.
"Mothers with children may be ready to pay a little more in order to be
able to keep their babies in their lap, and large football players may
be interested," she said.
The company said that by charging extra for the wide seats, airlines
could make $US3 million ($A3.09 million) in extra profits over a 15-year
period.
"Airlines asked us how they could create value with this wider cabin. We
came up with this idea," Hrnkova said.
A third of the US population is obese and obesity is on the rise in much
of the world, including Europe and the Gulf.
Hrnkova said that so far only US carriers had expressed an interest in
the wide-seat configuration.
Tudor5
May 25, 2012, 3:26:29 PM5/25/12
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Wall Mart Class :)
Rob
May 26, 2012, 8:37:06 AM5/26/12
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Tudor5
May 29, 2012, 11:35:01 AM5/29/12
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junk
Hence why I said it :)
But I bet anyone would appreciate wide comfy seats .
especially we big fellahs :)
Rob
May 29, 2012, 9:09:28 PM5/29/12
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Tudor5
Jun 3, 2012, 9:14:43 AM6/3/12
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Japanese Sumo Wrestlers .
Germans Dutch and Swedes also come in XXXX size
Says he a tad over weight these days .
The other night on Death Star from Sing copped not only a large
neighbour but reckon the mongrel had not tubbed for a month
and was an Aussie -------- Cringe
Some flights can be character building it was chockers so did
laps of the hull to keep away from the stench
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