No kidding. The global reaction on this is so out of whack with the incident that it seems it must have to do with some other issue that's simmering beneath the surface. Perhaps it's a pent up frustration with airline travel in general and this guy is a metaphor for how everyone feels treated thus a universal piling on. Maybe it's anger at how far the new "basic economy" is now from first class, a kind of Titanic steerage vs the caviar deck.

I think a good start to arrest the increasingly unpleasant flying experience is for the politicians to realize that deregulation has had it's day and the race to bottom is over. They need to mandate seats be wider and mandate an increase in seat to seat distance. The 737/320 goes from 3 x 3 seating to 3 x 2 and remove some rows. It's gotta come from the top so everyone has to do it. Tickets prices go up, but for everyone.