United Airlines plans to install slimmer seats next year on some of its planes, enabling the airline to squeeze in more passengers.
The Chicago-based airline said it would add the seats, manufactured by German company Recaro Aircraft Seating, to its fleet of 152 narrow-body Airbus planes.
The padding on the Recaro seats is thin enough that United can add a row of seats on each plane without reducing legroom, the airline said. In the Airbus planes, United now offers 12 to 15 rows of economy seating, depending on the airplane model. Another row would add up to six seats.
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