London: BA Cityflyer narrows the seat pitch

Passengers of the British Airways subsidiary BA Cityflyer, which mainly operates from London City Airport, have to adapt to a narrower seat spacing. The Embraer 190 machines are to be increased to 106 seats. 

Until now, BA Cityflyer was known for its generous legroom. However, they do not want to exhaust the maximum of 112 seats, but rather leave it at 106 seats. Previously, the regional jets had 98 seats. The company justifies the decision by saying that it wants to increase capacity in the summer of 2024. This is primarily done by optimizing existing commercial aircraft. A media representative from British Airways explained, among other things, that around 2024 additional seats were available in the 60.000 summer flight schedule.