Originally Posted by
ffsim
Unfair IMO. The fact that a fraction of the pax on any given long-haul flight have access to a little more legroom doesn't diminish the fact that there *may* be a medical risk to sitting in a confined seat. Had this guy paid to sit in a preferred seat or PY or J, someone else would be sitting in that cramped Y seat and risk injury.
Not necessarily. If this risk of injury was high enough and people valued not injuring themselves highly enough, that risky seat would be EMPTY.