Ukuba ucinga ukuba i-legroom kwiinqwelo-moya zorhwebo sele zixinekile, setha ukuba ucofwe ngakumbi.
I-Boeing 737-800s ezitsha ezihanjiswa kwiiAmerican Airlines zinee-cabins ezilinganayo njengee-737-800s ezikhoyo kwizithuthi zaseMelika. Kodwa iinqwelomoya ezintsha zinezihlalo ezilishumi elinambini zabaqeqeshi, zityhala inani lezihlalo ukuya kwi-12. I-Delta Air Lines Inc. ikongeze izihlalo ezili-160 kwii-10-737s zayo, inyusa iyonke iye kwi-800. Ngokunjalo ne-Continental Airlines Inc.
Isihlalo sokucinezela sibonisa ukuba iinqwelomoya zixinana ngomsindo ngezihlalo ezingaphezulu kwiijethi. Umkhwa ubuqhubekile iminyaka, kodwa uthathe umfutho wokuhamba kwexesha njengoko iinqwelomoya zithatha ukutya kwimikhumbi kuba beyekile ukutya ukutya simahla. Abanye abathwali bakwatshintsha izihlalo kunye nezintsha ezenziwe ngeesakhelo ezinciphileyo kunye nemikhosi, ukwenza eminye imiqolo.
Izihlalo ezinciphileyo zikhulula indawo. Kodwa endaweni yokuyinika abathengi, iinqwelomoya ziyayisebenzisa ukuzama ukwenza iinqwelo-moya zazo zibe yinzuzo, zithathe zonke ezo intshi kwaye zongeze izihlalo ezininzi kwiijets. Abanye abakhweli abongezelelweyo kuhambo ngalunye banokuwupela umahluko kwiinqwelomoya ezixineneyo phakathi kokuphulukana nemali nokwenza imali.
Kwimeko yaseMelika, abanye abathengi baya kuphulukana negumbi elithile. I-airline ithi ibekwe emgangathweni "isihlalo sokuhlala" - umgama ukusuka kwindawo kwisihlalo esinye ukuya kwindawo enye kwisihlalo kumqolo olandelayo - kwii-intshi ezingama-31 kuyo yonke indawo yomqeqeshi. Eminye imiqolo kulungelelwaniso oludala yayinee-intshi ezingama-33 zesitulo sokuhlala, kwaye iWebhusayithi yaseMelika ithi ulungelelwaniso oludala luphakathi kwee-intshi ezingama-32.
Imigca yokuphuma isenamagumbi amaninzi omilenze kulwakhiwo olutsha- malunga nee-intshi ezingama-39-40 ngokufanayo kulungiselelo lwakudala. Kodwa izihlalo ze "bulkhead" kumqolo wokuqala wekhabhathi yomqeqeshi ngekhe zibemagumbi njengezinto eziqhele ukubhabha rhoqo. Isithethi saseMelika sithi "kuncitshiswe kancinci" kwigumbi lomlenze kumqolo wokuqala wecandelo lezoqoqosho.
I-AMR Corp's yaseMelika ithi igumbi lemigca yomqeqeshi eyongeziweyo lakhululwa lutshintsho oluninzi ngaphandle nje kwezitulo ezisandula ukuyilwa nezitulo ezibhinqileyo ezifinyeziweyo kufutshane. Iikhabhathi ezimbini zokugcina iinqwelo zenkonzo ngasemva komqolo wokugqibela wezihlalo zasuswa kuba, kulungile, akukho kutya kunye nesiselo esininzi kwinkonzo yeenqwelomoya kwezi ntsuku. Isithuba phakathi kweekhabini ezimbini sancipha kusetyenziswa isahlulelo esitsha esinegalelo.
Ngaphandle kokucinezela, umMelika ukholelwa ukuba izihlalo ezintsha azizukuziva zixinene ngakumbi kubahambi. Izitulo zezihlalo zihamba phambili njengezitulo zemidlalo yeqonga ukunika umntu osemva kwakho igumbi lokuguqa xa uhleli.
"Uyilo lwezihlalo ezitsha alwenzi ukuba uzive uxinekile," utshilo uCharles Wilson. "Inento yonke edibanisa zombini indlela isihlalo esihleli ngayo kunye nezinto ezintsha ezisetyenziselwa izihlalo."
Kukho nezinye izibonelelo ngokunjalo. Ii-737s ezintsha ziza nezibuko zamandla eziqhelekileyo ezifumanekayo kuzo zonke izihlalo, imigqomo emikhulu ephezulu kunye neevidiyo ezingama-20 ezilahlayo zevidiyo yeenkqubo zokuzonwabisa. I-737-800s iyakutshisa i-35% yamafutha angaphantsi kwesihlalo ngasinye kune-MD-80s abayitshintshayo.
Okwangoku, isihlalo sokuhlala kwi-intshi ezingama-31 sinokuziva siqinile kubahambi abaninzi. I-American ibikade ine-intshi ezingama-34 kumqeqeshi xa ithengisa njenge "Igumbi elingaphezulu" lenqwelomoya ukusuka ngo-2000-2005. Ii-MD-80s ezikhutshiweyo ngenxa ye-737-800s ziya kuthatha indawo yee-MD-80 jets ezine-31- ukuya kwi-33 intshi ye-pitch kumqeqeshi.
Ngelixa ezinye iinqwelomoya zexabiso eliphantsi zisabonelela nge-32-34 intshi yesitulo sokuhlala kwiinqwelomoya, ii-intshi ezingama-31 ziye zaba ngumgangatho kumqeqeshi kubaphathi abaninzi. I-Delta, umzekelo, yayine-intshi ezingama-32 kwii-737-800s zayo xa yayinezihlalo ezili-150. Uhlengahlengiso olugqityiweyo ihlobo ephelileyo kuzo zonke i-71 737-800s kwizithuthi zeDelta zatyhala izihlalo ezili-160, zisebenzisa izihlalo ezincinanana. Kodwa indawo yokuma iye yehla: Imiqolo yokuqala esixhenxe yomqeqeshi ine-intshi ye-32-intshi, kodwa imiqolo eli-15 ngasemva kweminyango yokuphuma ine-intshi ye-31-intshi.
Abakhweli abaninzi kwinqwelomoya bathetha ukuba abahambi abaninzi bakhuphisana ngendawo enye yokujonga phezulu. Kwaye izindlu zangasese, nazo. Uninzi lwe-737-800s luhanjiswa luvela eBoing ngamagumbi okuhlambela amathathu - enye iphambi kwabakhweli abakumgangatho wokuqala kwaye emibini ngasemva kubathengi babaqeqeshi.
Iilizwekazi kunye neAlaska Airlines zibalulekile ngaphandle. Ilizwekazi likhethe ukongeza igumbi lokuhlambela eliphakathi phakathi kwezinye ze-737-800s kwaye zisebenzisa ezo moya ikakhulu kwiinqwelomoya ezihamba kwilizwekazi. Le nguqulo inemigca eyongezelelweyo yezihlalo ezikudidi lokuqala kwaye ithwala izihlalo ezili-155 zizonke.
Imbali yokuhlambela yaqala emva kokuba umongameli wenqwelo-moya ngelo xesha, uGreg Brenneman, ecatshulwe kwiphepha lowe-1999 ibali elikweli phephandaba evuma ukuba le 737-800 intsha “yayiyindlu enye yokuhlambela eneentloni ngezinto eziyifunayo.” Zimbini kuphela izindlu zangasese ngasemva ezihlalo ezingama-140 zabaqeqeshi (kwaye namhlanje izihlalo zabaqeqeshi ezili-144), imigca yokuhlambela, ngakumbi xa iimovie ziphela, inokuba nde.
I-Alaska, iyunithi yeAlaska Air Group Inc., ifumene i-737-800s yokuqala kwi-Boeing enezihlalo ezili-160 kunye neendawo zokuhlambela ezintathu, kodwa abathengi bakhalaza ngelithi akukho zindlu zangasese zaneleyo. Ke i-Alaska igqibe kwelokuba isuse izihlalo ezithathu kwaye yongeze igumbi lokuhlambela elingaphezulu kwinqwelomoya.
I-American kuya kufuneka yongeze umntu ohamba ngenqwelomoya kwiinqwelomoya kunye nolwakhiwo olutsha xa kuthelekiswa nabasebenzi kwii-737s zangoku. Inguqulelo yezihlalo ezili-148 ifumana abantu abathathu abahamba ngeenqwelo moya. Ubume obutsha, obunezihlalo ezili-160, bufuna ezine ukusukela ukuba imithetho yomanyano ifuna umntu oza kubaleka ngenqwelomoya kubo bonke abakhweli abangama-50.
Ukugcina ezi nguqulelo zimbini zahlukile, ii-737s ezisanda kuziswa kunye nezihlalo ezilishumi elinambini ezongezwe ziya kusekelwa eChicago, utshilo uMerika. Okwangoku babhabha phakathi kweChicago neLos Angeles, Las Vegas, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Philadelphia neMinneapolis.
I-airline yaqala ukuthatha ukuhanjiswa okungama-737 kwakhona ngo-Matshi emva kwesithuba esingaphezulu kweminyaka esixhenxe, kwaye iinqwelomoya ezimbini zokuqala ezinesimo esitsha zasebenza ngo-Epreli 14. Izicwangciso zaseMelika zokuhambisa ezimbini okanye ezintathu ngenyanga de ibe ngumyalelo we-76. igqityiwe kwikota yokuqala yonyaka ka-2011. I-77 737-800s esele ikwisinqanawa saseMelika nesokucwangciswa kwesihlalo esidala ekugqibeleni ziya kuphuculwa ziyile uyilo olutsha, itsho njalo inqwelo moya.
