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Is extra legroom worth it Ryanair?

The extra legroom seats were fabulous I'm a large man and the extra room these seats provide makes the journey comfortable and spacious. I will never travel without these seats again.



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Benefits of Extra legroom Even a few inches can deliver a more relaxing in-air experience, particularly for tall flyers. Not all airlines offer the same amount of space, so what appears to be Extra legroom on one airline may be just an inch or two more spacious than standard economy for another.

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We recommend that you reserve your seat when booking or when checking in to guarantee a seat beside your travel companions. If you choose not to reserve a seat, then a seat will be randomly allocated to you free of charge when checking in, but it is unlikely it will be beside your travel companions.

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Ryanair offers the option to purchase reserved seats or free seats, which are assigned randomly during check-in. Passengers who choose 'random seat allocation' can check in between 24 hours and 2 hours before the flight departure time.

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Realistically, it's a gamble and getting upgraded to business class at the airport is pretty rare. If luxury and extra legroom is really important to you, book it in advance. However, if you're perfectly willing to fly economy class, and willing to roll the dice, a last-minute upgrade can be the cheapest option.

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Best seat for legroom: A bulkhead or exit-row seat. Best seat for sleeping: A window seat in a bulkhead row. Best seat for extra space without a seatmate: A seat towards the back. Best seat for a tight connection: A seat closest to the front exit.

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The airlines in the U.S. with the most legroom in economy are:
  • JetBlue Airways and Southwest Airlines: 32 inches. ...
  • Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines: 31-32 inches. ...
  • Delta Airlines: 30-32 inches. ...
  • American Airlines, Silver Airways, and United Airlines: 31 inches. ...
  • Avelo Airlines and Breeze Airways: 30 inches.


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If you pay for two cabin bags and one is larger than the 55 x 40 x 20 cm (21.6 x 15.7 x 7.8 inches) allowance, your bag will be refused at the boarding gate. In some cases your bag will be placed in the cargo hold and you will be charged a 50 euro oversized bag fee.

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Extra Legroom Seats are located in the Economy cabin, in rows with additional space or at emergency exits. These seats are just as comfortable and recline in the same way as other seats in the cabin.

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The front row seats in the forward and rear economy cabin are sold as Extra Space seats and the TV screens are located at leg level between the seats and lift up on an arm to view. It is the extra legroom seats that have seat back screens.

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Extra legroom seats have significantly more legroom than other seats in Economy. If you prefer more leg space when you fly, you can stretch out and relax in our extra legroom seats. Most extra legroom seats are located near our emergency exit doors.

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<<Cabin baggage size is standard with all airlines 55x40x20 so that it can fit into the overhead lockers. However Ryanair are particularly strict on the baggage weight max 10kg.>> Although Ryanair IS 55x40x20, this is NOT standard for all airlines, although it is the max dimensions for Easyjet, Thomas Cook and BMIBaby.

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Are Ryanair seats narrow? Standard: Leather seating, 17? wide with a pitch of 30?. It's worth noting that no seats on Ryanair recline.

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However, this is not done intentionally, he says, or because of any change in the seat algorithm. Instead, it is because certain seats are more desirable for those booking ahead – so Ryanair have started to “hold” them. “We want to keep certain seats available for people who might want to purchase.”

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As someone else has already said, it means the obvious — that you don't have an assigned seat yet, and an agent will assign it at the gate. I recommend you take that quite literally — get your seat assignment at the gate, not at the check-in counter.

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