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SEATING CAPACITY [4 records]

Record 1 2005-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Interiors
  • Air Transport
CONT

Unless otherwise specified, the airplane "seating capacity" is defined as the number of occupants, both crew and passenger, for which the airplane is certificated. Simply removing seats from the seat rails does not change the seating capacity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement intérieur des aéronefs
  • Transport aérien
CONT

Lufthansa [...] a décidé, face à la faiblesse de la demande, de mettre hors service cinq [appareils] long-courriers, réduisant sa capacité en sièges de 8 pour cent pour les vols intercontinentaux [...]

CONT

L'augmentation en 1999 de la capacité moyenne des avions sur la ligne transatlantique, offrant désormais près de 460 sièges par avion, a eu pour conséquence une légère détérioration du coefficient de remplissage moyen, de 71 % en 1998 à 68 %.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Disposición interior de las aeronaves
  • Transporte aéreo
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Record 2 2001-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Passenger Service (Rail Transport)
  • Water Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Trafic voyageurs (Transport par rail)
  • Transport par eau

Spanish

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Record 3 1988-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Interiors (Motor Vehicles)
  • Safety Equipment (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

Do not overload the car, observe the seating capacity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagements intérieurs (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Sécurité (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

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Record 4 1981-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Theatre and Opera

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théâtre et Opéra

Spanish

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