In a column written for USA Today, travel consumer advocate Chris Elliott suggests that the only solution to the increasing air-rage incidents and fights over seat space is for the airlines to stop squeezing everyone closer and closer—and he's concluded that only Federal regulation will make them stop.
He points out that over the years space between seats (pitch) has shrunk from 34" to 31" or even less, and seat width has been shrinking, too. The airlines have basically said that passengers asked for it by demanding low fares, but Chris points out that no one really asked if they wanted to make that trade.
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