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It doesn't say it's for commuter flights, just that those will be the first they'll try them on.

Maybe there are more expansive plans, but TFA literally says it is for commuter flights: "Designed for commuter flights of only a few hours max, the S1 moves the middle seat a few inches lower than, and back from, the aisle and window seat"

“A few hours” doesn’t match my understanding of “commuter flight” at all. A few hours can get you clear across the US, and is more than enough time for someone to need to dump ballast.

Oh I totally agree with every point you make. I'm incredibly cynical and pessimistic about the potential for these seats to improve any passenger's experience.

I was merely hoping to correct a possible misreading of the article's (literal) contents, which I see in retrospect makes me to inadvertently appear be the subject of xkcd 386 :)

It’s a weird situation: the article does indeed say it’s for commuter flights, but also immediately says it’s not. I guess you’re both right, or both wrong, depending on your preference.

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