Airline seat
Seat on an airplane
An airline seat is a seat on an airliner in which passengers are accommodated for the duration of the journey. Such seats are usually arranged in rows running across the airplane's fuselage. A diagram of such seats in an aircraft is called an aircraft seat map. Within the industry, this map is known as a LOPA (Layout-Passenger Accommodation).
Features and amenities
Seats are attached to rails underneath the floor which run along the aircraft fuselage. If the airline wants to reconfigure the seating, this is a minor operation. For passenger safety, all airline seats are equipped with seatbelts.
Basic amenities
Seats are frequently equipped with further amenities. Airline seats may be equipped with reclining mechanisms for increased passenger comfort, either reclining mechanically (usually in economy class and short-haul first and business class), or electrically (usually in long-haul first class and business class). Most aircraft also feature trays for eating and reading, in, either, the seatback, which folds down to form small tables in most economy class seats, or armrest, which folds out in most first class, business class, bulkhead, and exit row seats.
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