Seat assembly

A seat assembly comprising:

• a first row of seats having at least one first seat,
• a second seat row arranged behind the first row, the second seat row comprising a second seat, wherein the second seat is located behind the first seat,
• wherein the first seat comprises:
• a seat surface, provided by a seat structure,
• a backrest,
• wherein the backrest has a pivot axis and the backrest is pivotable about the pivot axis,
• wherein the backrest comprises two substantially vertically extending side edges, through the horizontal connection of which a transverse direction and between which a center line of the backrest is defined centrally,
• wherein the pivot axis is formed by a vertical axis and is arranged in a position, offset from the center line of the backrest in the transverse direction, and
• wherein the first seat is configured to release the seat surface of the first seat by pivoting the backrest about the pivot axis for a user of the second seat and further configured to provide the user with a free area for an individual use.

A seat, comprising:

• a seat surface provided by a seat structure,
• a backrest, the backrest having a pivot axis and being configured to be pivotable about the pivot axis,
• wherein the backrest comprises two substantially vertically extending side edges, through the horizontal connection of which a transverse direction and between which a center line of the backrest is centrally defined,
• wherein the pivot axis is formed by a vertical axis and is arranged in a position, that is offset from the center line of the backrest in the transverse direction, and
• a seat surface of the first seat is releasable, by pivoting the backrest about the pivot axis, by a user of a second seat, for use of the seat surface of the first seat by the user of the second seat, and the second seat is positioned behind the first seat.