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Old Apr 15, 2015 | 10:40 am
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Originally Posted by EsquireFlyer
Whatever. It's wider by half an inch.

WN changed the seats for fuel savings (light weight), not "for more comfort."
I also wonder if the entire seat is getting thinner - a way to get 1 more row of seats into the plane while still advertising 31-32" pitch.

Or did they already do that with their last round of new seats, which was only a year or two ago IIRC??
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