Rob Lowe is celebrating a minor Air Canada victory after publicly mocking a lack of legroom on a flight in 2014.

A year ago, the actor poked fun at the airline’s low-cost carrier "Rouge" on Twitter when he commented on social media about the small seats on his flight from Vancouver to Los Angeles. He also mocked the cabin crew's "jaunty hats," which he compared to an outfit singer Justin Timberlake would have worn in 2005.

"People are irate on this Air Canada 'rouge' flight. C'mon people! Who needs leg room or comfortable, regular sized seats with you have HATS!" he wrote.

On Thursday night, Air Canada Senior Director of U.S. Sales Patrick Khoury tweeted at Lowe to inform him that the airline had decided to reintroduce larger seats on their Rouge planes.

At the time of Lowe's flight, there were three seats on each side of the airline's "Premium Rouge" cabins. The airline has now upgraded its fleet with larger seats, so there are only two seats on each side of the aisle, according to a statement published by Air Canada on Wednesday.

In addition to the wider seats, crews are installing a new overhead bin system, increasing the amount of carry-on luggage space by 30 per cent.

"Victory is ours!" Lowe posted to his 1.13 million followers on Thursday.