Overview
- EasyJet said it will fit Mirus Kestrel economy seats on future A320neo and A321neo deliveries, covering 237 aircraft with the first cabins arriving from 2028, and it will be the first airline to take the model.
- Passengers are promised up to two inches of extra knee and shin space without changing seat pitch because the thinner carbon-fibre backrest lets hips and spine sit further back, and the seat has a fixed 22-degree recline with no manual adjust.
- Mirus and easyJet say the seats are more than 20% lighter, cutting up to 500kg per aircraft on larger models, with company estimates of about 12,936 tonnes of fuel and roughly 40,000 tonnes of CO2 saved each year across the future fleet.
- The airline will not retrofit its existing roughly 350 planes, with executives citing the cost of replacing serviceable seats, so the change appears only on new jets as they join the fleet.
- Mirus highlights a low part count, simpler upkeep, about 98% recyclability at end of life, and UK-based testing at its MTEST facility, while coverage also flagged the trade-off for travelers who gain space but lose recline on short- and medium-haul routes where many carriers offer 28–29 inch pitch.