Seat Pitch & Onboard Services British Airways

The pitch also called legroom is defined as the space between two rows of seats. In other words, it is the distance between the back of a seat and the seat behind it.


Each airline has its own seat configuration on board depending on the aircraft models. This configuration depends on the type of aircraft that serves a specific route as well as the type of journey that is, long-haul, medium-haul or short haul.

Pitch or legroom available on board

The Pitch or legroom available to passengers on each aircraft depends on the chosen class at the time of the ticket booking. The Pitch or legroom proposed on board varies according to the different available classes of the airline company, that is, First Class, Business Class, and Economy Class.


The Pitch or legroom, which is the distance between two seats as shown above, proposed by British Airways varies according to the class.

On First Class flights, the pitch is 78 inches for international flights.
The pitch offered by the airline for a trip in Business Class is 36 to 73 inches for international flights.
The proposed pitch in Business Class is 36 to 50 inches for regional flights.
In Premium Economy class, British Airways offers its passengers a pitch of inches. British Airways offers a pitch of 31.2 inches in Economy Class.

See also the airline seat maps for up to date information on British Airways seats featuring the airline’s seat map, detailed descriptions of seats, meals and aircrafts on first class, business class or economy class.

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