Passenger seat with support structure defining empty space

A passenger seat for an aircraft, the seat comprising:

• a fixed portion configured to be connected to a floor of the aircraft, the fixed portion defining a footprint of the seat on a surface of the floor;
• a movable connection assembly engaged to the fixed portion and movable with respect thereto;
• a seat pan frame;
• and
• a support structure interconnecting the seat pan frame to the movable connection assembly, a front support member defining a frontmost portion of the support structure, the front support member having a top end connected to a front end of the seat pan frame and an opposed bottom end connected to the movable connection assembly;
• wherein the front end of the seat pan frame is forwardly offset from a front end of the fixed portion and from a front end of the movable connection assembly and the top end of the front support member is forwardly offset from the bottom end of the front support member such that an empty space is defined across a width of the seat between the seat pan frame and the floor, forwardly of the support structure, forwardly of the movable connection assembly, and rearwardly of a vertical plane aligned with the front end of the seat pan frame;
• and
• wherein the top end of the front support member is pivotally connected to the seat pan frame and the bottom end of the front support member is rigidly connected to the movable connection assembly.