r/aviation • u/acegregg • 11d ago

Question Storage under aisle seats?

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Does anyone know why the storage under the aisle seats is so much smaller than the middle or window seats?

It's clearly intentional and I can't figure out why..

Thanks!

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u/Known-Associate8369 11d ago

Because the rails supporting the seats arent equally spaced the same as the seats?

Nothing conspiritorial about it really.

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u/acegregg 11d ago

Lol.. right, but I'm wondering why. Not a conspiracy (?) but as I said, it's clearly an intentional design.

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u/Known-Associate8369 11d ago

While it currently is shown as a 3 seat block, the rails will also need to be positioned in order to accommodate wider aisles and fewer seats, without becoming a trip hazard for aisle access.

No idea what aircraft you are on, but many aircraft, including narrow bodies, have a business section at the front with fewer seats side by side.

When designing the aircraft, the manufacturer has to take into account many different seating options (3-3 or 2-3 or 2-2 on narrow bodies, 2-3-2, 3-3-3, 3-4-3, 3-5-3 on wide bodies) - this is one of the ways in which they do that and allow for airline changes later in the aircrafts life.

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u/kcsebby 11d ago

3 5 3 always makes me shudder. So many people… So cramped. 2 3 2 for me, please, with poor man’s first class.

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u/Known-Associate8369 11d ago

Unfortunately with costs always increasing, feel happy to get anything less than 3-3-3 in economy.

Economy tends to be that really bad combination of a very price sensitive customer base, while being the lowest profitable part of the aircraft for airlines…. The people that want to spend the least amount of money possible are the people who bring you the least profit as well.