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WestJet Backpedals on Economy Seats That Don’t Recline
17 January 2026 at 06:51
WestJet, Canada’s second-largest carrier, backpedaled on a new seating plan after videos of crammed travelers went viral on social media.
WestJet had narrowed the distance between one row of seats and the next to 28 inches from about 30 inches.
© Jeff Mcintosh/The Canadian Press, via Associated Press
