Overview
- Economy seats on 43 reconfigured Boeing 737-8 MAX and 737-800 jets are fixed in place, with full recline limited to paid Premium seating.
- Only 12 Premium seats per aircraft will recline; WestJet told the Daily Dot that Extended Comfort will also recline, though multiple outlets reported those seats do not.
- The first refreshed aircraft is slated to enter service by the end of October, with the group representing less than one-third of WestJet’s narrowbody fleet.
- The redesign adds one extra row to reduce cost per seat and is part of a cabin standardization across former Swoop, Lynx and Sunwing aircraft.
- Passenger advocates criticized the move as charging for a formerly standard feature, while WestJet cites user testing that many travelers prefer fixed recline to preserve space.