How much space will you have?
Seating space has been measured by "seat pitch", which is the distance between a point in the headrest on one seat and the same point on the seat in front of it. If an airline has a seat pitch of 31" in Economy Class, this means that there is a distance of 31" between the front of one seat and the front of the seat behind it.
While seat pitch is not the exact equivalent of "legroom", it gives a very good approximation of how much seat room you should expect.
| Airline | Economy | Premium Economy | Business | First Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aer Lingus |
32" |
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52" |
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| Aeroflot |
32" |
------ |
38-58" |
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| Air Algerie |
32" |
------ |
36" |
------ |
| Air Baltic |
30-32" |
------ |
------ |
------ |
| Air Canada |
31-34" |
38-40" |
58" |
60" |
| Air China |
34" |
------ |
42" |
62" |
| Air France |
31-34" |
36" |
55-79" |
82" |
| Air India |
31-34" |
------ |
47-76" |
80-82" |
| Air Jamaica |
31-32" |
------ |
60-84" |
------ |
| Air Malta |
30" |
------ |
32" |
------ |
| Air Mauritius |
31" |
------ |
60" |
73" |
| Air New Zealand |
32-34" |
38-40" |
42-80" |
------ |
| Air Seychelles |
32" |
------ |
50" |
------ |
| Alitalia |
32" |
------ |
60" |
------ |
| All Nippon Airways |
31" |
38" |
62-63" |
77" |
| American Airlines |
30-34" |
------ |
49-60"1 |
88-92" |
| Austrian Airlines |
32" |
------ |
57-59" |
------ |
| Bmi |
31-32" |
49" |
78-80" |
------ |
| British Airways |
30-37" |
38" |
73" |
78" |
| Brussels Airlines |
31" |
------ |
62" |
------ |
| Caribbean Airlines |
32-34" |
------ |
47-60" |
|
| Cathay Pacific Airways |
32" |
------ |
45-60" 1 |
79-81" |
| China Eastern |
32" |
------ |
60" |
80" |
| Czech Airlines |
32" |
------ |
47" |
------ |
| Cyprus Airways |
31-32" |
------ |
41-42" |
------ |
| El Al Airlines |
32-34" |
------ |
45-62" |
77" |
| Emirates |
32-34" |
------ |
46-60" |
69-86" |
| Etihad Airlines |
31-33" |
------ |
88" |
88" |
| Finnair |
28-32" |
------ |
60" |
------ |
| Gulf Air |
32-34" |
------ |
47-73" |
74-83" |
| Iberia |
32" |
------ |
60" |
------ |
| Icelandair |
32-33" |
------ |
39" |
------ |
| Japan Airlines |
30-32" |
38 |
62" 1 |
79" |
| JAT Yugoslav Airlines |
32" |
------ |
36" |
------ |
| Kenya Airways |
32" |
------ |
76" |
------ |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
30-34" |
33" |
60" |
------ |
| Korean Air |
31-35" |
------ |
50" |
82" |
| LOT Polish Airlines |
30-32" |
------ |
37-57" |
------ |
| Lufthansa |
30-33" |
------ |
30-60" |
85-92" |
| Luxair |
32" |
------ |
32" |
------ |
| Malev |
32" |
------ |
40" |
------ |
| Malaysia Airlines |
32-34" |
------ |
45-62" |
75" |
| MEA |
32" |
------ |
42"-48" |
------ |
| Olympic Airways |
32" |
------ |
58" |
------ |
| Pakistan International Airlines |
32" |
------ |
60" |
------ |
| Qantas |
31-32" |
38-42" |
50-80" |
79-83.5" |
| Qatar Airways |
32-34" |
------ |
61" |
78-79" |
| Royal Air Maroc |
32" |
------ |
36" |
------ |
| Royal Brunei Airlines |
32" |
------ |
57" |
------ |
| Royal Jordanian |
34" |
------ |
82" |
------ |
| SAS |
32" |
38" |
61" |
------ |
| Saudi Arabian Airlines |
34" |
------ |
45" |
64" |
| Singapore Airlines |
32-34" |
37" |
50-60" |
60-81" |
| South African Airways |
31"-34" |
------ |
73" |
------ |
| Sri Lankan Airlines |
32" |
------ |
48" |
------ |
| Swiss International Airlines |
32" |
------ |
60" |
83" |
| TAP Air Portugal |
33" |
------ |
46" |
------ |
| Thai Airways International |
34" |
42" |
60" |
70-78" |
| Turkish Airlines |
30-36" |
------ |
34-61" |
83" |
| United Airlines |
31-33" |
34-36" |
50-77" |
78-88" |
| Varig Brazilian Airlines |
32" |
------ |
45" |
65" |
| Virgin Atlantic Airways |
31-32" |
38" |
------ |
79.5" |
| Airline | Economy | Premium Economy | Business | First Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aer Arann |
30" |
------ |
------ |
------ |
| Air Berlin |
30-33" |
------ |
53-54" |
------ |
| Air Southwest |
31" |
------ |
------ |
------ |
| bmibaby |
29-31" |
------ |
------ |
------ |
| easyJet |
29" |
------ |
------ |
------ |
| Flybe |
31" |
------ |
------ |
------ |
| Germanwings |
30" |
------ |
------ |
------ |
| Jet2 |
30" |
34" |
------ |
------ |
| Ryanair |
30" |
------ |
------ |
------ |
| Thomson Airways |
28"-33" |
36" |
------ |
------ |
| Transavia |
29" |
------ |
------ |
------ |
| Wizz Air |
30" |
------ |
------ |
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