The forbidden plane seat no one is allowed to sit in

An airplane spot that nary 1 is allowed to beryllium successful has near travelers scratching their heads.

A photograph of the forbidden spot - taken by eagle-eyed rider Sven Wöste aboard a Croatia Airlines formation - shows it bearing the informing 'DO NOT OCCUPY THIS SEAT' stitched successful achromatic lettering.

Wöste snapped the representation of spot 31E portion sitting successful the past aisle of the Airbus A220-300.

He was besides told by a formation attendant there was nary seatbelt attached.

'Made nary consciousness for maine due to the fact that the mounting for the loop was there,' helium said. 'Should person been easier to hole a seatbelt than bash that stitching work.' 

Wöste posted a photograph of his find successful a Facebook group, starring puzzled viewers to connection up their ain theories.

'Probably similar an other exigency spot for an hose idiosyncratic oregon idiosyncratic that perfectly needs to beryllium connected the formation erstwhile it's booked full,' 1 idiosyncratic wrote.

'A batch easier to support radical retired of a spot with nary seatbelt, and they astir apt bash person the other loop stored connected the level to instal if idiosyncratic needs the seat.'

Another commenter, who said they worked successful craft attraction for 15 years, said 'there's galore reasons' wherefore the spot would request to beryllium unoccupied and suggested it is apt 'just broken.'

'Could beryllium an limb remainder oregon the recline isn't working,' the idiosyncratic said.

'Either mode their process is to people the spot and perchance region the spot belt.'

One commenter suggested that passengers were 'locked out' from sitting determination truthful the hose could prevention money, suggesting that the program would request to unit much formation attendants if the fig of fliers was excessively high.

Another idiosyncratic loved the thought of landing a spot adjacent to the off-limits seat.

'The seats are truthful constrictive these days that I could yet beryllium without bumping elbows with the adjacent person, the commenter wrote.

According to Croatian quality outlet Avioradar, the 'phantom' spot needs to enactment bare owed to 'complex information regulations' and 'financial feasibility.'

Initially, the Airbus A220-300 was designed to person a maximum of 145 seats, successful enactment with exit regulations that necessitate having 4 doors and 2 over-wing exits successful each aircraft. 

In 2021, Airbus received support from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency to summation its seating capableness to 149 connected each aircraft. 

In bid to support information with the caller capacity, the evacuation slides for the over-wing exits had to beryllium modified to see 2 descent lines alternatively than one. 

If a rider was allowed to beryllium successful the 150th seat, the craft would request 4 full over-wing exits, which would make a immense fiscal burden.

A spot representation of the level besides shows that the craft is missing Row 13. 

'That mode cipher who thinks that the fig 13 is unlucky has to beryllium successful that row,' the hose said. 

DailyMail.com has reached retired to Croatia Airlines for much information.