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Airlines Squeeze In More Passengers Seats


According to The Boston Globe, an oft-told story is happening again. In their efforts to boost revenue, some airlines are redesigning their cabins to fit in even more seats. The results are, particularly in the tourist class areas, less space and more discomfort.

Our favorite airline, Southwest, may be the most ambitious to have their passenger sections imitating sardine cans. The Globe reports that SW cabins now have six more rows of seats than previous arrangements.

SW’s announcement claims adding of the new rows was because new seat designs of thinner, lighter materials actually make them more comfortable. Yeah, sure, says this frequent SW flying sardine.

Snackless Delta Air Lines Hit With $90,000 Fine PDF Print E-mail


The US DOT hit the company for not providing food during four flight delays. The aircraft sat on the tarmac for many hours at New York and Atlanta airports last year. And no passenger got even one of those tiny foil bags containing two tiny pretzels.

Don’t believe the rumor that a family aboard one of the Delta flights, called the Donner party, took drastic means to get enough to eat. They refused to suffer the pangs of hunger, and dined delightfully with fellow passengers through those long hours on the tarmac.

 
 
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