Ryanair announced today that they will be switching over the seating arrangement on their 737 fleet. The new proposed seating arrangement will allow for up to 292 people to fit comfortably inside the cabin.
"In a time of stiff competition in the low cost airline industry, we have to be creative with our seating arrangements," said a RyanAir spokesperson. "Our new arrangement nearly doubles the amount of people that can fit about our aircraft. I think people will enjoy the change."
Images released at the press conference showed how the new cabin will be laid out. All seats will be removed to allow for "lay down" passenger seating. Additionally, more seats will be added by reconfiguring the luggage racks. RyanAir claims that the new seats will have the most legroom compared to all of the other low cost airlines. This additional seating and removal of luggage rack however now requires all passengers to check their carry on luggage.
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| The new seating plans in the cabin |
"We see this as a way to make our fares even cheaper, give our passengers more comfort, and save the environment by consuming less fuel by having to run less flights."
Some costumers were excited for the change, as they will now have the legroom they always wanted, while others were upset that they now had to pay to check their carry on luggage. However, the Ryanair spokesman has told us that the cost of checked luggage will be included in the price of the new, cheaper tickets that they plan to sell.
The transition will be happening over the month of July as the fleet will be retrofitted.
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