Here’s something for frequent fliers seeking a carrier with spacious legroom: Upgraded Points released its newest research findings analyzing economy seat pitch across the 10 busiest domestic flight routes.
Upgraded Points used the Google Chrome extension Legrooms for Google Flights to determine the average legroom for each airline before collecting data from all listed flights on the 10 busiest U.S. domestic routes from last November. For this analysis, the seat pitch for economy seats on each of these flights was recorded and then calculated to create an average for each airline and aircraft.
JetBlue Airways emerged as the leader in legroom, offering an impressive average seat pitch of 32.3 inches, a feat accomplished on the carrier’s spacious Airbus A320 and A321 models. Southwest Airlines was a close second at 31.8 inches of legroom, followed by Delta Air Lines and Alaska Airlines tied for third at 31 inches of legroom.
The situation became a little tighter with American Airlines (30.2 inches), United Airlines (30.1 inches), Hawaiian Airlines (29 inches) and Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines (tied at 28 inches).
“Legroom is a crucial aspect of passenger comfort, especially during longer flights,” said Keri Stooksbury, editor-in-chief at Upgraded Points. “Our goal is to empower travelers with information that helps them make informed decisions while traveling. So, we’re happy to shed some light on which airlines prioritize more space for their passengers.”
