Originally Posted by
LuvAirFrance
And the nontraveling public's opinion matters why? They aren't exposing themselves to ANY danger. They aren't taking any risks. Why should they be saying what those who are at risk should be doing? That's like me saying what the guys on oil rigs should do. Its just a narcissism thing.
Nevertheless, lawmakers will listen to all of their constituents, not just those who are directly affected by an issue.
And I'm sure even those who never fly have planes go directly over their heads from time to time, which they'd like to keep at that altitude. :-)