These seats are part of a major deal between Recaro Aircraft Seating and Indigo Partners
24 March 2021: Frontier Airlines recently made a debut flight with light-weight seats on the new Airbus A320 neo. These new seats will considerable bring down the fuel burn per seat and overall weight reduction of the flight. These seats are part of a major deal between Recaro Aircraft Seating and Indigo Partners, which owns a portfolio of airlines, including Frontier. These new seats feature extra comfort, along with redesigned armrests and a larger tray table that provides added space for laptops, reading materials and other personal devices.
Barry Biffle, CEO of Frontier Airlines said, “This new aircraft, which is the 105th in our fleet, represents a significant milestone in Frontier’s commitment to being America’s Greenest Airline. We are in continuous pursuit of leading-edge strategies to reduce our environmental footprint and, at the same time, reduce fuel costs, which enables us to pass savings on to consumers in the form of lower fares.”
On an average Airbus A321 aircraft, the fuel savings provided by the new seat design equates to 31,683 gallons per year. Frontier has the largest A320neo fleet in the U.S. The use of these aircraft, Frontier’s seating configuration, weight-saving tactics and baggage process have all contributed to the average of 43 percent fuel savings compared to other US airlines.
Like all Frontier aircraft, a special animal is featured on the plane’s tail. The Piping Plover was close to extinction in the mid-1980s when the species was placed on the endangered list.
