Low-cost Spirit Airlines announced new seats going into its fleet of Airbus aircraft that, while no farther apart, are said to be more comfortable and provide effectively more room between rows. Spirit claims that a new design will “allow for a wider range of healthy postures and movements, offering an additional two inches of usable legroom compared to industry-standard flatback seats with the same pitch.”
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/new-spirit-seats-still-close-but-more-comfortable