Air passengers are feeling the squeeze

Posted by walterbell on Saturday December 28, 2019 @01:49AM
from the economist.com dept.

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Re:Air passengers are feeling the squeeze by Tempest1981 on Saturday December 28, 2019 @03:09AM (#21897777)

> the average width of an airline seat has narrowed from 18.5 to 17 inches

Is this because planes are getting narrower? Is that for fuel efficiency?

Reconfiguring the seats doesn't make sense -- saving 9" only widens the aisle; not enough to add 1 extra seat across.

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Re:Air passengers are feeling the squeeze by kUdtiHaEX on Saturday December 28, 2019 @04:01AM (#21897945)

Being 207 cm tall I can really feel that squeeze every time I get into the plane.

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