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I'm 6'3" (190.5cm) and I really hope this actually makes an improvement. I've been on planes where my upper leg (from butt to knee) literally doesn't fit in the space provided - and that's without the person in front of me putting their seat back.

Honestly, all I want is transparency: Every seat listed should have all the stats about it posted with the ticket price, by law. Right now all consumers have to compare is price and arrival times. If I was able to filter and sort by legroom or seat width in addition to price? I would be able to make my own decisions about my discomfort level in exchange for saving some money.

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Airlines typically disclose this information even if it's not directly in the search results. SeatGuru tends to have good information, especially with heavily mixed fleets. Airlines also have details posted on their websites, for instance here is what I flew on last weekend, a United 737-800, version 3.

https://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/travel/inflight/air...

Basically if I always upgrade to either economy plus or first since I am almost as tall as you. I also like to work on my flights so I almost always get a bulkhead when sitting in the back.

I'm only 6'0" but feel your pain. I highly recommend checking your flight on https://www.seatguru.com/ to get a better idea of the seat pitch and whether there's any seats that might be slightly roomier (and ideally not right next to a bathroom).

Let's not forget that on top of limited leg room, seats are typically sized to fit a butt with no regard for shoulder width.

I'm also 6'3" and have resigned to getting my legs crushed, but my shoulders are wider than most seats, meaning my whole row is miserable unless there's a small child in one of the seats. It's bad enough on public transportation but you'd think airlines could do better.

I'm NOT 6'3" by any means, and I STILL bump my knees on the seat in front of me.

I have definitely felt the shift to less legroom over the last 15 years I've been flying.

Do you use Google's flight search? Somehow they have a seat-pitch measurement (I have no idea how they get this data). I have used it to make decisions.

See http://seatguru.com

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