A seating arrangement for a passenger-carrying vehicle, said seating arrangement comprising: a first seat and a third seat arranged in a first row adjacent each other and facing in a forward direction (F); and a second seat located rearwardly of said first and third seats, wherein said third seat is offset forwardly with respect to said first seat, and wherein said second seat is offset with respect to each of said first and third seats in a transverse direction (T) that is perpendicular to said forward direction such that it is located between said first and third seats in said transverse direction and wherein said first and second seats are, with respect to each other, overlapping in the transverse direction (T), characterized in that each seat comprises a seat pan and a back rest , and is operable between an upright state and a reclined state, wherein in the reclined state said seat pan is in a position that is forward with respect to a position of the seat pan in the upright state, and a rear portion of said seat pan is at a level that is lower than a level of said rear portion in the upright state, and wherein an overhang is provided at a rear of the back rest of each seat, and in that said first and second seats are spaced apart in said forward direction (F) by a pitch (P) that allows part of at least one leg of a passenger in said second seat to fit below the overhang at the rear of the first seat when said second seat is in the reclined state, wherein a transverse overlap (O) between said first and second seats in the transverse direction is dimensioned such that only one leg of the passenger fits below said overhang . a first seat and a third seat arranged in a first row adjacent each other and facing in a forward direction (F); and a second seat located rearwardly of said first and third seats, wherein said third seat is offset forwardly with respect to said first seat, and wherein said second seat is offset with respect to each of said first and third seats in a transverse direction (T) that is perpendicular to said forward direction such that it is located between said first and third seats in said transverse direction and wherein said first and second seats are, with respect to each other, overlapping in the transverse direction (T), characterized in that each seat comprises a seat pan and a back rest , and is operable between an upright state and a reclined state, wherein in the reclined state said seat pan is in a position that is forward with respect to a position of the seat pan in the upright state, and a rear portion of said seat pan is at a level that is lower than a level of said rear portion in the upright state, and wherein an overhang is provided at a rear of the back rest of each seat, and in that said first and second seats are spaced apart in said forward direction (F) by a pitch (P) that allows part of at least one leg of a passenger in said second seat to fit below the overhang at the rear of the first seat when said second seat is in the reclined state, wherein a transverse overlap (O) between said first and second seats in the transverse direction is dimensioned such that only one leg of the passenger fits below said overhang . <EOS>