(08 Mar 2019, 3:46 pm)omnicity4659 wrote Sitting backwards is unpopular and uncomfortable for many. With a table there it benefits passengers more than some sparsely used seats!

(09 Mar 2019, 10:27 am)Andreos1 wrote Get yourself on the X1. 
Many a time those seats are used out of neccesity, rather than choice. 

I tend to only sit at the back of the saloon in the winter, but many a time I regret it once the bus fills up and those seats are taken.
Not enough room for at least two pairs of legs.

Tends to be a bit of both from my experiences.

Many times I've had a StreetDeck on the X21 and it's started to really fill up at Chester-le-Street and you see and hear passengers (mostly OAPs) who will point blank refuse to sit in the backwards facing seats at the tables. Often the same with MAX Omni's on the X66/X67.

Will also often sit at the back downstairs on 7 E400's and have people sit facing backwards and hardly anyone will go upstairs, again legroom is poor when this happens.