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 |
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Aer Lingus |
32" |
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52" |
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Aeroflot |
32" |
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38-58" |
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Air Algerie |
32" |
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36" |
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Air Baltic |
30-32" |
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------ |
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Air Canada |
31-34" |
38-40" |
58" |
60" |
Air China |
34" |
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42" |
62" |
Air France |
31-34" |
36" |
55-79" |
82" |
Air India |
31-34" |
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47-76" |
80-82" |
Air Jamaica |
31-32" |
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60-84" |
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Air Malta |
30" |
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32" |
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Air Mauritius |
31" |
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60" |
73" |
Air New Zealand |
32-34" |
38-40" |
42-80" |
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Air Seychelles |
32" |
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50" |
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Alitalia |
32" |
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60" |
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All Nippon Airways |
31" |
38" |
62-63" |
77" |
American Airlines |
30-34" |
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49-60"1 |
88-92" |
Austrian Airlines |
32" |
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57-59" |
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Bmi |
31-32" |
49" |
78-80" |
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British Airways |
30-37" |
38" |
73" |
78" |
Brussels Airlines |
31" |
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62" |
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Caribbean Airlines |
32-34" |
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47-60" |
|
Cathay Pacific Airways |
32" |
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45-60" 1 |
79-81" |
China Eastern |
32" |
------ |
60" |
80" |
Czech Airlines |
32" |
------ |
47" |
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Cyprus Airways |
31-32" |
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41-42" |
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El Al Airlines |
32-34" |
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45-62" |
77" |
Emirates |
32-34" |
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46-60" |
69-86" |
Etihad Airlines |
31-33" |
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88" |
88" |
Finnair |
28-32" |
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60" |
------ |
Gulf Air |
32-34" |
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47-73" |
74-83" |
Iberia |
32" |
------ |
60" |
------ |
Icelandair |
32-33" |
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39" |
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Japan Airlines |
30-32" |
38 |
62" 1 |
79" |
JAT Yugoslav Airlines |
32" |
------ |
36" |
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Kenya Airways |
32" |
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76" |
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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
30-34" |
33" |
60" |
------ |
Korean Air |
31-35" |
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50" |
82" |
LOT Polish Airlines |
30-32" |
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37-57" |
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Lufthansa |
30-33" |
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30-60" |
85-92" |
Luxair |
32" |
------ |
32" |
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Malev |
32" |
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40" |
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Malaysia Airlines |
32-34" |
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45-62" |
75" |
MEA |
32" |
------ |
42"-48" |
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Olympic Airways |
32" |
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58" |
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Pakistan International Airlines |
32" |
------ |
60" |
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Qantas |
31-32" |
38-42" |
50-80" |
79-83.5" |
Qatar Airways |
32-34" |
------ |
61" |
78-79" |
Royal Air Maroc |
32" |
------ |
36" |
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Royal Brunei Airlines |
32" |
------ |
57" |
------ |
Royal Jordanian |
34" |
------ |
82" |
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SAS |
32" |
38" |
61" |
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Saudi Arabian Airlines |
34" |
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45" |
64" |
Singapore Airlines |
32-34" |
37" |
50-60" |
60-81" |
South African Airways |
31"-34" |
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73" |
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Sri Lankan Airlines |
32" |
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48" |
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Swiss International Airlines |
32" |
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60" |
83" |
TAP Air Portugal |
33" |
------ |
46" |
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Thai Airways International |
34" |
42" |
60" |
70-78" |
Turkish Airlines |
30-36" |
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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" |
------ |
------ |
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Air Berlin |
30-33" |
------ |
53-54" |
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Air Southwest |
31" |
------ |
------ |
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bmibaby |
29-31" |
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------ |
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easyJet |
29" |
------ |
------ |
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Flybe |
31" |
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------ |
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Germanwings |
30" |
------ |
------ |
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Jet2 |
30" |
34" |
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Ryanair |
30" |
------ |
------ |
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Thomson Airways |
28"-33" |
36" |
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Transavia |
29" |
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------ |
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Wizz Air |
30" |
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