British Airways cut the average legroom for economy passengers on several European short-haul flights, attempting to squeeze more passengers on its Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft.

The move will add two extra rows, 12 seats, and cut passenger legroom by one inch to 29 inches. The aircraft will offer the same legroom as low-cost carrier easyJet and one inch less than Irish low-cost airline Ryanair. EasyJet flies the A319 and A320 aircraft on its short-haul flights while Ryanair uses Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

“We will be flying to more than 78 short-haul destinations this year, with fares starting as low as $47,” said a spokesperson for British Airways. “From next year we’re making a small increase to the number of seats on our A320 and A321 fleet so we can keep fares low. Customers fly with us because we offer quality and value in all areas. We fly to and from main airports with good onward transport links at the times of day our customers want to travel.”

The changes are set to occur next year on short-haul flights out of London Gatwick (LGW) and Heathrow (LHR). The move follows the airline’s decision to stop serving complimentary food and drink on short-haul economy flights and instead partnering with Marks and Spencer to supply sandwiches and snacks at a cost to the traveler.