on 21 may 2019, airbus announced a mtow increase from the second half of 2020, from for the a220-100 and for the a220-300, expanding the range by : the a220-300 to for the a220-100. with the airbus ruleset (90 kg passengers with bags, 3% enroute reserve, 200 nmi alternate and 30 minutes hold), the 108-seat a220-100 could reach and the 130-seat a220-300 would achieve a range of while being limited by its fuel capacity. with a denser economy seating at a 30-inch pitch down from 32, a 116-seat a220-100 would still reach and a 141-seat a220-300 would exceed .