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Southwest Airline passenger's "alleged" altercation over Reclining Seat
A Southwest Airlines flight turned around and made an emergency landing in Los Angeles late Sunday after a woman aboard the plane allegedly claimed a man tried to choke her because of a reclined seat back, according to the airline and witnesses. Southwest would not confirm that a choking incident was involved but said "flight #2010 from LAX to San Francisco International airport returned to Los Angeles to allow police access to the cabin because of a rapidly escalating situation involving… (www.nbcnews.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Society is doomed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY278K4ljWs
I know it's a bit young for many of the people here, but still...
I know it's a bit young for many of the people here, but still...
I loved Invader Zim. Thanks for the nostalgic start to my morning.
On average the human body has increase in size by 5.5% in the last 100 years (5'7" to 5'11") and the seat pitch in the average airplane has reduced by 9.5% in the last 50 years (34" to 31"). So it is inevitable that an average human will no longer fit in the space provided by an airline and given the rate of human size increase versus the reduction in airline seat pitch passenger discomfort and complaints will continue to rise. Here's a new business strategy airline corporations: increase your seat pitch back to 34", advertise you have the roomiest seats for the larger average human, and charge a little more ($10) than your sardine-can seating competitors. Being 6'3" and 275lbs, I would gladly pay more to have a seat I can actually sit in.
American tried exactly that in the early 2000s. They called it "More Room Throughout Coach", and by the mid 2000s, the program was wholly abandoned. In short, people wouldn't (and still won't) pay the "little more" as a whole. People vote with their feet that, time and again, they want the cheapest seats, regardless of the price.
The "Economy Pluses" have proven successful as it gives travelers a choice between parting with less money and being comfortable.
The "Economy Pluses" have proven successful as it gives travelers a choice between parting with less money and being comfortable.
TWA implemented the same strategy in the very late 90's and it too didn't show the expected results. I don't recall if TWA discontinued it or it was discontinued by AA after the acquisition process of TWA started in 2000.
Correction:
I mis-spoke about the timeframe TWA expanded the seat pitch on the fleet. It happened in 1993 when TWA removed 10% of the coach seats to increase the seat pitch.
I mis-spoke about the timeframe TWA expanded the seat pitch on the fleet. It happened in 1993 when TWA removed 10% of the coach seats to increase the seat pitch.
Isn't that what Main Cabin Extra is for with AA?