Pada lori Feb. 4, 2000, American Airlines ti kede pe o yoo bẹrẹ si yọ awọn ori ila meji ti awọn ijoko ijoko lati inu ọkọ oju-omi ọkọ rẹ ni igbiyanju lati fi aaye diẹ sii lori awọn ọkọ oju-ofurufu rẹ. Ni imulo awọn ohun elo $ 70 million "Diẹ Yara", Fort Worth, Texas ti o ni orisun ti o mu diẹ ẹ sii ju awọn ọwọn 7,000 lati inu ọkọ oju-omi ọkọ rẹ, fun awọn onigbọja ni awọn onigbọwọ 34 inches ti pitch.
Lọ si ọdun mẹwa lẹhinna, nigbati awọn ọkọ ofurufu Amẹrika ti wa ni iṣeduro ni kikun fun gige ijoko itẹ lori awọn ọkọ ofurufu Boeing 737MAX lati 31 inches si laarin 29 ati inches.
Ti o ba ti rin irin ọdun diẹ, o le ro pe awọn ijoko ni o kere ati pe o kere si yara-ati pe iwọ yoo tọ. Bi awọn ọkọ oju ofurufu ti ṣiṣẹ lati ṣafihan awọn ere diẹ sii bi awọn airfares ti wa ni iṣeduro, ọna kan lati ṣe eyi ni fifi awọn ijoko diẹ sii lori ọkọ oju-omi ọkọ wọn.
Ati pe ki wọn le fa ni awọn ijoko wọnni, wọn ma dinku kii ṣe ni iwọn nikan, ṣugbọn tun ni aaye-ijinna laarin ọjọ kan ti awọn ijoko-ati awọn agbo-ije. O ti jẹ ki o dara julọ pe ẹgbẹ FlyersRights.org ṣe idajọ ipinfunni ti Federal Aviation lati ṣe ayẹwo awọn titobi ijoko ati awọn ọmọ ẹgbẹ ori awọn ọkọ ofurufu ti ile-iṣẹ lẹhin ti ile-iṣẹ naa kọ.
Ajọ igbimọ-mẹta ti DC Circuit Court of Appeals ti ṣe idajọ si FAA o si paṣẹ fun u lati ṣe ayẹwo iwọn ibiti o ti wa ni ibiti o wa ninu awọn ọkọ oju-ofurufu ni ọran Flyers Rights vs. FAA . Awọn ẹtọ ti o ni fifọ ti o ṣe ayẹwo FAA, nperare pe awọn ile-iṣẹ ofurufu ti nmu isunmi jẹ ewu ailewu ti o le fa awọn ipo bi iṣọn-ẹjẹ thrombosis, eyi ti o le fa awọn ifafun ẹjẹ ti o buru si awọn ẹsẹ ti awọn eroja.
Awọn ẹtọ ẹtọ Flyers ti fihan ẹri ti o fihan pe awọn ibugbe apapọ awọn igun naa ti ṣa silẹ, ti awọn ọkọ oju ofurufu ti npikun awọn ibiti awọn ifiweranṣẹ diẹ ninu awọn ọdun 10 ti o kọja. "Bi ọpọlọpọ ti ṣe akiyesi rara, awọn ijoko ọkọ ofurufu ati sisun laarin wọn ti ni diẹ ati kere, lakoko ti awọn aṣere Amerika ti ndagba ni iwọn," ni idajọ Patricia Millet ni idajọ.
Iwọn ipolowo "ti dinku lati iwọn 35 inches to 31 inches, ati ninu diẹ ninu awọn ofurufu ti lọ silẹ bi o kere to 28 inches."
Nitorina awọn ọkọ ayọkẹlẹ agbaye ni aaye ijoko ti o buru julọ ati ideri ijoko? Iwọn akojọ ti wa ni isalẹ laarin awọn oke-10 kukuru-gbigbe ati akoko aje aje, ni isalẹ. Awọn nọmba naa jẹ iteriba ti SeatGuru.com.
Kukuru Ikọ-okowo Kukuru
- Airbus Airbus Abus3 A319, A320 & A321 V1: Iwọn Igbẹ, 28 inches; Ibugbe ijoko, 17.75 inches
- Airbus Airbus ọkọ ofurufu A320-200: Iwọn Igbẹ, 28-30 inches; ideri aaye, 17 inches
- Thomson Airlines Boeing 737-800 & Boeing 757-200: Iwọn ijoko, 28 inches; Ibugbe ijoko, 17.2 inches
- Thomas Cook Airlines Airbus A321-200: Iwọn ijoko, 28-30 inches; Ibugbe ijoko, 17.6 inches
- Thai Airways Airbus A320: Ọkọ ijoko, 28-31 inches; ideri aaye, 18 inches
- Fọwọ ba Portugal Airbus A319: Ọwọn ijoko, 28 inches; ideri aaye, 18 inches
- Fifa ọkọ ayọkẹlẹ Frontier A319: Iwọn ijoko, 28-31 inches; ideri aaye, 18 inches
- Fifa ọkọ ofurufu Agbegbe A320: Iwọn ijoko, 28-29 inches; ideri aaye, 18 inches
- Iberia Airbus A319 ati Airbus A320: Ọwọn ijoko, 28 inches; ideri aaye, 17 inches
- Iberia Airlines Airbus A321: Ikọja ijoko, 28-30 inches; ideri aaye, 17 inches
- LATAM Brazil Airbus A321: Iwọn ijoko, 28 inches; ideri aaye, 18 inches
- Awọn ọkọ ofurufu Austrian Airlines Embraer E195: Awọn ijoko ile, 29 inches; ideri aaye, 17.3 inches
Akoko Iṣowo Long-Haul
- Thomas Cook Airlines Airlines Boeing 767-300: Ibi ijoko, 29-30 inches; Ibugbe ijoko, 17.2 inches
- China Southern Airbus A330-200: Ikọlẹ ijoko, 29 inches; Ibugbe ijoko, 17.2 inches
- Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300: Igbẹhin ijoko, 29-30 inches; ideri aaye, 18 inches
- Nordwind Airlines Boeing 767-300 ati 777-200RR: Igbẹẹ ijoko, 29 inches; ideri aaye, 17 inches
- China Gusu Boeing 757-200: Iwọn ijoko, 29 inches; Ibugbe ijoko, 19.3 inches
- Condor Airbus Boeing 757-300: Ibo oju-ile , 29 inches; ideri aaye, 17 inches
- Wow Airbusbus Air A330-300: Ikọsẹ ijoko, 29-31 inches; ideri aaye, 17 inches
- Fiji Airways Boeing 737-700: Iwọn ijoko, 29-32 inches; ideri aaye, 17 inches
- Airbus Airbus A330-300: Ibo ọkọ, 29-32inches; ideri aaye, 18 inches
- Vanilla Air Airbus A320: Iwọn ijoko, 29.5 inches; Ibugbe ijoko, 17.2 inches