Delta Air Lines is planning to add a new seat design on some of its international flights. The new cozy seats are planned to be installed in economy class on international flights starting 2010.

Gadget Lab reports that these new seats manage to stretch legroom by two inches while fitting airplane seats into the standard economy class 32 pitch.

More legroom (and at 6’3″ I really appreciate every last inch I can get) and a comfy place to park my noggin while falling asleep to the Gadget Lab podcast (it’s your soothing voices, guys, not the content). The only problem might be in holding a conversation with your neighbor. Ideal for avoiding pesky tech-blog autograph seekers but not so good if you’re traveling with friends.

According to DVICE, among all the advantages these new seats offer, one is that the passenger in the window seat can get to the aisle without bothering the other two to get up.

With the seats staggered arrangement, the design not only keeps that person next to you out of your face, you also end up with a comfy place to rest your weary head. You can also recline without smacking into that unfortunate soul behind you, and there’s a footrest along with an extra 2 inches of legroom.

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