Absorbent article having channels

An absorbent article comprising an absorbent core,

• the absorbent core comprising absorbent material,
• the absorbent core being enclosed by a liquid-permeable core cover, the core cover comprising an upper core cover layer and a lower core cover layer,
• the absorbent article and the absorbent core having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, with a longitudinal center line extending in the longitudinal direction,
• the absorbent core having a first side edge and a second side edge, the first side edge and the second side edge of the absorbent core having a main extension in the longitudinal direction, and a first end edge and a second end edge, the first end edge and the second end edge having a main extension in the transverse direction,
• the upper core cover layer and the lower core cover layer being connected in a first side seal extending along the first side edge of the absorbent core and in a second side seal extending along the second side edge of the absorbent core,
• the absorbent core comprising one or more channels extending in the longitudinal direction at a distance from each of the first side seal and the second side seal, each of the one or more channels being free or substantially free from absorbent material and having a channel seal extending therein,
• the channel seal joining the upper and lower core cover layers of the core cover within the channel, wherein a seal strength of the channel seal is higher than a seal strength of each of the first and the second side seals of the absorbent core.