A method of improving aircraft seating efficiency is provided, including positioning
a first plurality of seating rows within a first region of an aircraft interior.
The first region comprises a first aircraft width and each of the first plurality
of seating rows comprises a uniform first quantity of standard aircraft seats.
The standard aircraft seats have a standard aircraft seat width. The method further
includes locating a tapered region of said aircraft interior having a second aircraft
width. The second aircraft width is sufficiently less than the first aircraft width
such that the first quantity of standard aircraft seats cannot fit within the tapered
region. The method includes positioning a second plurality of seating rows within
the tapered region. Each of the second plurality of seating rows includes a second
quantity of standard aircraft seats having the standard aircraft seat width. The
second quantity of standard aircraft seats is aligned with the first quantity of
standard aircraft seats to form a plurality of aircraft columns. The method includes
positioning at least one reduced dimension youth aircraft seat within one of the
second plurality of seating rows to increase a net aircraft passenger capacity.
