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By Jacques Gauchey Photo © Thompson Solutions
A sign of relief.

Thompson Solutions, a Northern Irish company, has unveiled a new economy class seat which will bring some dignity and comfort to coach runs, especially long-haul ones. The Cozy Suites brings the power of good design to all of us. Each row of three seats is broken in a three dimensional approach with overlapping longer armrests which for ever cancel the infamous elbow fights and create more shoulder space, with a "huge" seat width of 20 inches. This set-up also gives a sense of privacy and an extra space on the headrest to be able to sleep on the side, a natural position in economy class. It also gives more freedom of movement to the window and middle seats occupants for those life saving walks around the aisles.

The overall result will rival "the width of Business class seats without affecting seat pitch, aisle width or overall capacity," according to Thompson Solutions. A win-win situation for cash-strapped airlines and passengers. Delta ordered rows of them for its Boeing 767s and 777s to be installed by 2010.