HOUSTON – Make sure your seat-belts are securely fastened, put your tray tables in the upright position and get ready for a tighter squeeze on United Airlines flights.
The airline is planning to retrofit 152 of its planes with slim-line seats, reducing the seat size from 18 to 17 inches.
"No, that’s not going to work at all," said Hazel Smith of Houston. "They are already too tight, you can’t move, you have backaches. You already have no leg room so I can’t imagine it smaller."
United says its passengers shouldn’t notice the change since leg room won’t be affected. They said the slim seats will allow for six more passengers on every plane.
But many say the seats are already a tight fit.
"Very uncomfortable and I was sitting up on row 10, and they still were small," Smith said. "So I can’t imagine them getting any smaller."
Huntsville resident Paul Sonnier agrees.
"Trying to use a keyboard when you are all cramped up, I don’t even use my laptop… because it’s almost impossible to do," he said.
The changes will be made sometime next year. They also plan to equip their entire fleet with Wi-Fi within the next three years.
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