JetBlue is the leading U.S. airline when it comes to offering travelers the most legroom.
With approximately 32.3 inches of legroom, the New York-based low-cost carrier is better than the rest when it comes to in-flight comfort, according to a new study from Upgraded Points.
To determine average legroom for each airline, the travel experts analyzed aircraft across the 10 busiest domestic flight routes, looking at seat pitch—the distance between a point on one seat and the same point on the seat in front of it—for an economy seat on those flights to calculate the average across each carrier.
Trailing JetBlue is another low-cost carrier in Southwest Airlines, which boasts an average seat pitch of 31.8 inches.
Longtime Seattle rivals Alaska Airlines and Delta Air Lines are tied for third with an average legroom of 31 inches. With an average seat pitch of 30.2 inches, American Airlines narrowly edges out United Airlines, whose 30.1 inches of legroom ranks worst among the Big Four airlines.
Hawaiian Airlines checks in at sixth with an average seat pitch of 29 inches while budget carriers Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines round out the list with an average legroom of just 28 inches, which is more than four inches fewer than JetBlue.
In terms of aircraft, the Embraer 190 has the most legroom at 32 inches on average. JetBlue has 42 Embraer 190s in service.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, the Airbus A320neo offers the least legroom of any aircraft analyzed at an average of 28 inches. Of Spirit's 202 planes in service, 82 are A320neos. What's more, 82 of Frontier's 135 in-service aircraft are A320neos.
Meanwhile, Boeing produces three of the five best aircraft for legroom, with the 767, 777 and 787 each boasting an average seat pitch of 31 inches.
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