Flying in an airplane can give you some stellar glimpses of the sky. But there are a few jets that make the view a little harder to enjoy, because the seats don’t always line up with the windows.

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That’s because alignment is not a top priority for manufactures. The main goal is to fit as many people on the aircraft as possible, causing the positioning to sometimes be off just a tad.

In the fact, the leg room on many planes has decreased in recent years. In 1975, the average legroom was 35 inches. As of 2015, it’s dropped to 31.

Want to learn more? Take a look at the Business Insider video below for the full breakdown.

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Mathew Palmer, a former Delta Air Lines employee, at his home in Atlanta on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.  Palmer was fired less than two weeks after writing a post on social media about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. (Natrice Miller/AJC)