Of the litany of annoyances pestering air travellers these days—the invasive security protocols, the baggage fees, the cancellations and delays—perhaps none ranks higher than the Incredible Shrinking Airplane Seat. Legroom seems to vanish with each passing flight. The marginally roomier exit-row seats now cost extra; so do the seats where spaciousness was until recently considered normal but now earns the label “premium economy.” Aeroplane designers recently took their efforts to pack passengers in like sardines to a whole new level, with a proposal to squeeze in more seats by facing half of them backwards.
It’s enough to make you—well, sign a petition. As of September 9th, more than 31,000 people had done so.
FlyersRights.org, which claims to be the largest non-profit airline consumer organisation, has drafted a petition to the American Congress demanding certain passenger protections. Most notable among them:...Continue reading
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