A vehicle seat includes: a seat pad that forms a supporting surface that supports a seated occupant; and a skin that is made of a knitted fabric or a woven fabric and covers the seat pad. The skin has a first region and a second region arranged adjacent to each other on the supporting surface, and the first region is lower in density and thinner than the second region.

The present invention concerns a seat (1) for means of transport, such as aircraft, trains and the like, of the type arranged in series to the other seats (1) so as to form a column, comprising a base portion (11) for the seat of a passenger, a backrest (12), having a first and a second end, said first end being fixed to said base portion (11), a headrest (13) fixed to said second end of said backrest (12), or integrated in said backrest (12), said headrest (13) having a front surface (131), on which the passenger sitting on said base portion (11) can lay his own head, and a rear surface (132), opposite to said front surface (131) and facing a further seat (2) placed in the column behind said seat (1), when said seat (1) is arranged in a column.