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Re:A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about th... by Pharmakon on Thursday February 07, 2019 @06:58PM (#19109926)
Personally I feel the same way as you. I’d rather be a bit low on O2 and not have to chew on my own knees for 8 hours, than enjoy deep breaths in a tiny tin can.
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Re:A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about th... by mikeash on Thursday February 07, 2019 @07:12PM (#19110011)
I guess it’s a lot cheaper to increase pressurization than to give every passenger a reasonably sized chair.
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Re:A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about th... by myrandomcomment on Thursday February 07, 2019 @07:29PM (#19110123)
787 can have a higher pressure because of what it is made of. Air frame life is directly effected by the pressure in the cabin.
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