Airbus Working To Certify A220-300 For 160 Seats

At present, the Airbus A220-300 is certified to carry a maximum of 149 passengers if it has a particular type of overwing exit. However, the European planemaker is hoping to get its adopted Canadian-designed aircraft certified to accommodate 160 passengers, with work on this process set to start this year. Will this be beneficial to passengers? Or just the airlines operating the type? We take a look at this development for today’s video…