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Economy
Will The Airlines Finally Be Forced To Restore Legroom?
2018-06-26
[Hot Air] Earlier this month we learned that American Airlines was paying off an anti-trust suit which claimed that four major carriers had conspired to keep flights packed and bolster ticket prices even as the cost of fuel was dropping significantly. While maintaining their innocence as part of the settlement, the airline seemed to be showing some signs of admitting that not everything was quite as rosy as it might be in terms of customer service.

Now there’s some other potentially good news for flyers on the horizon. It has nothing to do with customer complaints in this scenario, but rather an investigation by the Department of Transportation’s Inspector General into emergency evacuation protocols. Yahoo News reported last week that the standards being used by the FAA for these safety considerations are likely outdated and the airlines may be forced to give back some of that legroom you’ve been missing.
Posted by:Besoeker

#9  Maybe they can get rid of some of the cantankerous old water buffaloes they call flight attendants. Foreign airlines have much prettier flight attendants with better personalities.
Posted by: Betty Hatfield5124   2018-06-26 20:04  

#8  I likely result of all of the 'trade wars' is likely to result in foreign carriers being able to land at US airport unimpeded. That would force American carriers to compete. Competing could be through comfort or price. it'll be interesting.
Posted by: ruprecht   2018-06-26 16:49  

#7  Embrace 'and', Glenmore ☺
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2018-06-26 15:52  

#6  Today's wide-body configurations, not so much.

To me it's my fellow passengers' wide body configurations that are my bigger problem.
Posted by: Glenmore   2018-06-26 12:37  

#5  BTW, the fire marshals usually don't get active till after a major kill in a fire. Just saying.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2018-06-26 09:51  

#4  #3

last time I used Spirit Airlines was the last time I will ever use Spirit Airlines

$35 for a carry on; $3 for water is bad enough but then they bragged about their policy on the intercom
Posted by: lord garth   2018-06-26 09:40  

#3  I'm 6'2" 205 lb. with long legs and size 13 feet. I don't have any problems with the current setup at all, even on gawd-awful el-cheapo Spirit Airlines.

Some people really only know how to complain.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2018-06-26 08:18  

#2  "these safety considerations are likely outdated"

Probably from the DC-3 era.

When you had two rows of two (or even 3) to a side they may have been adequate if the aisles were wide enough.

Today's wide-body configurations, not so much.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2018-06-26 07:55  

#1  I find it fascinating that local fire marshals are empowered to put occupancy limits on commercial buildings, but the FAA is not empowered for similar reasons to put limits on commercial aircraft.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2018-06-26 07:34  

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