Originally Posted by Lehava
The airlines also have a roll to play and need to get more realistic about seating. with more and more of the population becomeing POS's it certainly makes no sense to keep making the seats smaller and smaller!!!!!!!!
Ah yes, my favorite myth about airline travel. The seats are not getting smaller and smaller. People are getting bigger.
A Boeing 737-900 is the same width as a 707. While it is true that many airlines originally would have operated a 707 with five abreast seating in Economy, the move to six abreast seating (and from 9 to 10 abreast in 747s and 8 to 9 in DC-10s/L-1011s) happened in the late 1960s to mid 1970s. Seat width has remained constant since then.
Seat pitch . . . well that's a different story!