British Airways' decision to offer less legroom than Ryanair met with more outrage
British Airways was facing mounting criticism Monday over its plans to offer less legroom than Ryanair, after a leading US aviation blogger lambasted the airline for adding more seats to its short-haul planes between London and Europe. BA announced in November that it will reduce the legroom on its Airbus A320s to 29 inches: the same as EasyJet but an inch shorter than Ryanair. But there was renewed criticism over the plans Monday when Gary Leff, who runs the View from the Wing site, wrote a story headlined: “British Airways to Offer Less Legroom Than Ryanair, Seriously Why Would You Ever Fly Them in Europe?” Leff said: “Reducing product differentiation between BA and its lower cost competitors seems like a mistake. Given their higher cost structure, they need to earn a revenue premium. <br/>
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British Airways' decision to offer less legroom than Ryanair met with more outrage
British Airways was facing mounting criticism Monday over its plans to offer less legroom than Ryanair, after a leading US aviation blogger lambasted the airline for adding more seats to its short-haul planes between London and Europe. BA announced in November that it will reduce the legroom on its Airbus A320s to 29 inches: the same as EasyJet but an inch shorter than Ryanair. But there was renewed criticism over the plans Monday when Gary Leff, who runs the View from the Wing site, wrote a story headlined: “British Airways to Offer Less Legroom Than Ryanair, Seriously Why Would You Ever Fly Them in Europe?” Leff said: “Reducing product differentiation between BA and its lower cost competitors seems like a mistake. Given their higher cost structure, they need to earn a revenue premium. <br/>
