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It\u2019s no surprise that budget airlines skimp on legroom, but when it comes to the question of which airlines <\/span>aren\u2019t<\/span><\/i> in the business of crushing your knees into a seat-back, the answer might surprise you (and no, it\u2019s not the legacy carriers).<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Without further ado, here are\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Economy seats on JetBlue\u2019s A320s used to offer 34 inches of pitches—the most generous of any American carrier—but recently they\u2019ve shaved that down to 33 inches on their A321s. Even with serious competition from other airlines, however, they still continue to extol their legroom virtues, and since only a handful of other airline compare, we will to. <\/span><\/p>\n Interestingly, JetBlue ranks second—behind Southwest, who also makes our \u201cMost Legroom List\u201d—in customer satisfaction on low-cost carriers. Could it be that customer satisfaction, like lifting heavy objects, is all in the legs? <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Alaska Airlines recently acquired the airline that has historically reigned supreme in terms of most legroom—and forever reigns supreme in this author\u2019s circle of favorite carriers—Virgin America. <\/span><\/p>\n Alaska has already offered some of the most generous seat pitch in the industry—31-32 inches—but with the acquisition of 67 airbuses from Virgin America, the 32+ inches of seat pitch is about to become even more common. <\/span><\/p>\n The\u00a0airline has said they\u2019ll be refitting the Virgin America planes, but the likelihood that they\u2019ll shrink the pitch down further is slim—Alaska Airlines is growing in popularity, and they probably won\u2019t risk their up-and-coming hipness by immediately disappointing their new customer base.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Southwest\u2019s unusual manner of arranging seating—first come, first serve!—means the seating on their fleet of Boeing 737s is nearly identical across the board: except for exit row and bulkhead seats, which can have up to 39 inches of legroom, all Southwest economy seats offer either 32 inches of pitch (on Boeing 737-MAX and Boeing 737-800s) or 31 inches of pitch (on Boeing 737-700s). <\/span><\/p>\n If you\u2019re lucky enough to be first in line, and manage to snag a bulkhead or exit row, enjoy your excess leg room. For the rest of Southwest\u2019s passengers…just be glad you aren\u2019t on Spirit. <\/span><\/p>\n And on the subject of Spirit, here are\u2026<\/span> <\/p>\n Naturally, Spirit—more of a social experiment in discontentment than an airline, at this point, really—ranks high in airlines with the least amount of legroom. While an extra fee will get you a \u201cBig Front Seat\u201d option with 36 inches of pitch, the rest of the planes are fitted with just 28 inches of legroom.<\/span><\/p>\n You know, on top of the meal fee, and the baggage fee, and the seat fee and the\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n You get the point.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Like other ultra low-cost carriers, not only does Allegiant have mediocre legroom—just 30 inches of pitch—they also <\/span>remind<\/span><\/i> you of how little legroom the seats have by offering you the option to buy Legroom+ seating (basically, seats in the bulkhead and exit rows) for—you guessed it—an extra fee. <\/span><\/p>\n Also, the seats have no recline. Because of course they don\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n These days, the only thing that gets us excited about Frontier is their adorable livery and their occasional $15 one-way fares. As for their seating, Frontier disappoints and continues to disappoint: the current seat pitch is just 28 inches on most of their planes, and they are currently in the process of phasing out their old A319s—which include a seat pitch of 31 inches. <\/span><\/p>\n As with other budget carriers, you can pay more for more legroom. In this case, a small fee will get you a seat in Rows 1-3, with 36 inches of pitch, or Row 13, with a whopping 38 inches. <\/span><\/p>\n That is, until they realize they\u2019re letting precious space go to waste on something as trivial as passenger comfort.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The post Top Three Airlines With the Most Legroom (And Top Three Airlines With the Least)<\/a> appeared first on <\/a>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s no surprise that budget airlines skimp on legroom, but when it comes to the question of which airlines aren\u2019t in the business of crushing your knees into a seat-back, the answer might surprise you (and no, it\u2019s not the legacy carriers). Without further ado, here are\u2026 The top three airlines with the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46500,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12028],"tags":[12593,16233,28089,213],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-46499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-airline","tag-airlines","tag-business-class-deals","tag-legroom","tag-top"],"yoast_head":"\nThe top three airlines with the most legroom <\/span><\/h1>\n
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<\/h2>\nJetBlue<\/b><\/h2>\n
Alaska<\/b><\/h2>\n
Southwest<\/b><\/h2>\n
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\n<\/span>The top three airlines with the <\/span>least<\/span><\/i> amount of legroom <\/span><\/h1>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.letsflycheaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/bigstock-Lack-of-legroom-7367234.jpg\")
<\/p>\nSpirit<\/b><\/h2>\n
Allegiant Air<\/b><\/h2>\n
Frontier<\/b><\/h2>\n