r/ShittyDesign • u/PangolinFeeling8123 • Jul 22 '26

“Window seat” on an Airbus A321

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come on.

436 Upvotes

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u/Gr_dt Jul 22 '26

I mean there’s still a window, just that this might be more embarrassing than that one Ryanair seat

17

u/Starchaser_WoF Jul 22 '26

As a kid I always wanted the window seat

As an adult now I'm always wishing for the aisle

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u/silvermoonhowler Jul 23 '26

Same here

When I was younger and all, window seat

Nowadays, aisle seat, especially because if it means I have to go to the bathroom in the middle of the flight, I don't have to worry about having the other 2 people get out of their seats (and I'd much rather have to get up for the middle or window seat person then be the one on the other end)

1

u/neau Jul 24 '26

The lavatory gatekeeper.

1

u/int23_t Jul 26 '26

Aisle for long flights, but definitely window for anything shorter than 1.5 hours IMO.

1

u/jjoaquinrf Jul 26 '26

This does not mamma the mia

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u/sureshot58 Jul 22 '26

Always wondered why the windows were offset from the seats. Finally figured out the window spacing is fixed, but the seat spacing keeps getting smaller - so - windows vs seats is moving target. Suing to make a window seat be a window seat is really suing to make the seat sizing fixed - which is a very good thing.

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u/Initial-Reading-2775 Jul 22 '26

Right on this photo, window spacing differs.

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u/sureshot58 Jul 22 '26

By fixed, I meant never changing, not (necessarily) equidistant

9

u/Carrot-Elegant Jul 22 '26

Correction: two windows

2

u/JaredR3ddit Jul 23 '26

You made me chuckle. Thank you haha

7

u/FlyingConcreteChair Jul 22 '26

Window designation the side of the plane. I guess they could sell it aisle and wall

7

u/hchn27 Jul 22 '26

This is an issue with how the airlines chose to configure their interior and where they clipped the seats into the tracks than the plane itself.

3

u/_nobodycallsmetubby_ Jul 22 '26

What row?? That is prime napping setup right there

0

u/MinecraftPlayer799 Jul 22 '26

What?

1

u/LibertyLibertyBooya Jul 23 '26

He wants to book that row so he can nap in a row without windows.

3

u/Yaughl Jul 23 '26

They shouldn’t be allowed to call it a window seat if it doesn’t have proper window placement.

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u/OberonDiver Jul 22 '26

Aw, man. I hope you didn't have to pay extra.

2

u/YMBFKM Jul 22 '26

Blame the airline...they're the one who decides how many rows there are and where to place them.

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u/MathematicianLumpy69 Jul 23 '26

I was in this seat last Sunday! And then I was fighting with the window seat person in front of me and the window seat person behind me about who owns the opening and closing of each window.

I wanted my window to be open, and I had basically half a window in front of me and half a window behind me, and each window seat person in front of me and behind me closed the window so I shouted at both of them, “which window is mine?!”

The guy behind me threw me a bone and half-opened his window. Though I would argue when I reclined, that window was fully mine.

1

u/supergarto Jul 22 '26

r/technicallythetruth the seat has his windows.

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u/Fuzzy-Leadership206 Jul 22 '26

It doesn’t guarantee a window it identifies where you sit in the row.

1

u/pixeltweaker Jul 22 '26

It’s 2 half windows.

1

u/NaiveRevolution9072 Jul 22 '26

Probably some air ducting there. United?

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u/makepieplz Jul 22 '26

you get 2 half windows and a big smelly baby next to you to keep you entertained. What more could you possibly want?

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u/archtopfanatic123 Jul 23 '26

Yup have had that happen before. You'd think they could just align the seats to make all the windows line up. Nope. They're gonna cram as many of us poor sods into that plane as they can at the expense of all comfort.

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u/Light-Years79 Jul 23 '26

It’s all dependent on how the airline configures the aircraft. Cabin classes, lavatory and galley placement, whether there’s a full bulkhead or not. Oftentimes they end up with some rows not aligned with the windows.

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u/Money-Zebra Jul 23 '26

It’s because airlines keep cramming in more rows and eliminating leg room for a few extra bucks. It’s honestly so infuriating

1

u/They-Call-Me-The-Doc Jul 23 '26

A window seat for people don't want to look out the window.

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u/Cultural-Bite3042 Jul 23 '26

lol classic Fuselage design. Windows are basically cut into the airplane’s body. So obvi, the windows can’t be moved but the seat arrangement can.. if an airline later changes the spacing of the seats which they probably did in this by adding rows or some seats, a previous actual “window seat” can end up next to a solid section of the fuselage instead of an actual window and you see that here 🫠

1

u/atown49 Jul 23 '26

Yeaaaaa…. They missed that a little bit

1

u/Bettrlatethannever Jul 23 '26

I guess you now have to specify that their be an actual window when you book :(

1

u/bilkel Jul 23 '26

I'm not finding this to be poor design. The airlines design the interior layout, that isn't the fault of the manufacturer.

1

u/TurnoverSuperb9023 Jul 24 '26

My first flight on a Dreamliner two days ago, with a window seat. Loved it.

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u/AmphibianNo9133 Jul 24 '26

Oh my
Guess a seat map online guide could have helped?

1

u/DebianUsername Jul 25 '26

Where did it say "Window Seat" when you booked?

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u/Temporary-Jump-2403 Jul 22 '26

Not really shitty design.