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09-26-2018 | 11:07 AM
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I think every airline is going to fight this. Even the big boys with their “30 inches of pitch”. No airline wants regulations. Even if they have no intention of shrinking their seats.
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09-26-2018 | 12:19 PM
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Well Airlines For America, the lobbying group for the big boys, supports the house resolution.
http://airlines.org/news/airlines-for-america-statement-on-the-faa-reauthorization-bill/
In the end this seat pitch/width junk is 1 paragraph in 500+ pages of this bill. They (Airlines) aren’t worried about it because they know nothing is going to happen in regards to seat pitch width that will hurt them.
Meanwhile the bill has a ton a good things like finally setting standards on this service animal abuse we see
09-26-2018 | 12:51 PM
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I think at some point putting 250 people in a bus or a 737 is a safety concern.
However, the problem with measuring minimum seat size by "pitch" is not right. The thickness of the seat is a huge factor that pitch does not account for. The ultra slimline seats on frontier actually give plenty of legroom with less pitch. I've sat on both united and AA economy recently and it's unquestionably less legroom than frontier. Comfy seats, but terrible legroom.
The FAA simply can't go with pitch, it's a bad metric to use
However, the problem with measuring minimum seat size by "pitch" is not right. The thickness of the seat is a huge factor that pitch does not account for. The ultra slimline seats on frontier actually give plenty of legroom with less pitch. I've sat on both united and AA economy recently and it's unquestionably less legroom than frontier. Comfy seats, but terrible legroom.
The FAA simply can't go with pitch, it's a bad metric to use
This is nothing more than a wellfare handout to the legacy carriers that can't compete in a free market.
09-26-2018 | 03:46 PM
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09-27-2018 | 10:59 AM
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People are getting too big, wide, whatever. The 6 seats across the plane of any narrow body at any airline are too narrow. They should change it to a max of 5 PAX seating across the width of the plane with wider seats.
09-27-2018 | 11:18 AM
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How about the width of the seats? Ever have someone next to you try to squeeze into a seat that they just don’t fit in? I just love getting an arm or elbow in my chest and the fat from the torso flowing over the arm rest.
People are getting too big, wide, whatever. The 6 seats across the plane of any narrow body at any airline are too narrow. They should change it to a max of 5 PAX seating across the width of the plane with wider seats.
People are getting too big, wide, whatever. The 6 seats across the plane of any narrow body at any airline are too narrow. They should change it to a max of 5 PAX seating across the width of the plane with wider seats.
09-27-2018 | 12:02 PM
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09-27-2018 | 12:05 PM
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great job for calling me stupid when you can't even do the very simple math that YOU suggested.
bravo.
and when Delta decides to do it, and American doesn't, delta loses money because people will go for the cheaper ticket.
Yeah... great plan
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