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Old Nov 5, 2018, 11:42 pm
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Originally Posted by floridastorm
Whether they were serious ideas or not they were proposed which makes me think that the airlines are doing everything they can to squeeze the last nickle out of revenue. They have just about exhausted anything that they can make you pay extra for. So, now their going off the deep end with their schemes. I hope that the FAA rules that they have to provide a modicome of comfort for the 98% of their customers that fly cattle class and that is the same pitch as most of the Asian airlines have which is 34 inches. If the Asian airlines can do it so can every other airline. They don't want to because they really don't give a darn about that 98%.
Since when? Some do sure...but CX doesn't...the other Chinese airlines....don't. OZ is hit or miss.... Eva...No. Korean..Yes! You are making a claim that simply isn't true when you say "most". Hell...ONE Asian airline - Cebu pacific reportedly had 29" pitch!
The other factor of course is the seat design. An old thick backed seat will give less useable space than a modern thin back one.....
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