Todos
← Back to Squawk list
Passenger advocate appeals decision that says he's not large enough to challenge airline
An airline customer advocate from Nova Scotia will appear at the Federal Court of Appeal Monday to convince three judges to make the Canadian Transportation Agency address a complaint he filed about Delta Airlines. Gabor Lukacs, who has pursued dozens of successful complaints against airlines in the past, says Delta has "discriminatory practices of bumping so-called larger passengers from full flights in the hope of forcing them to buy two seats." (www.cbc.ca) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
As someone who flies frequently, and is not "supersized" and 5'9", even I find the airline seats to be tight, as my knees are up against the seat ahead (unless I get into the exit row). The airline execs need to RIDE IN THEIR OWN CABINS to see what it is like and how tight it actually is.
reasonable seating beyond the wings doesn't sell doubleplus economy seats
Why is everyone piling onto this guy when the underlying issue is that most airline seats are simply too small for normal sized adults? We're all miserable in airline seats whether or not a large person is sitting next to us. I fully expect to see a 29" seat pitch become the new normal.
I have been trying to find answer as to why airlines choose 17" seat for single Isle planes when they can accommodate and seat just as many passengers with 19" seat. Where is the financial advantage to the airline? I understand adjusting seat pitch to get additional rows but why the extra narrow?
Simply economics. Narrower seats weigh less, so there is less fuel burn thus lower costs. Narrower seats also require larger passengers to buy the second seat more often, thus more revenue. More revenue + lower costs = bigger bonuses for the execs and nothing left for the people actually doing the work to keep the airline running.
"I wait in line"
took a few "pleasure trips" since then... wasn't pleasure...just an ordeal... hate flying and avoid it whenever possible...