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Old 05-07-2017, 12:52 PM   #16
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American Airlines (AAL) is planning to decrease the front-to-back space between some of its economy class seats by another two inches.
The airline says it plans to add more seats on its coming Boeing (BA) 737 Max jetliners. To do that, it will shrink the distance between seats, also known as pitch, from 31 inches to 29 inches on three rows of the airplane, and down to 30-inches in the rest of its main economy cabin.

American isn't the only big airline heading in this direction. United Airlines (UAL) is considering a similar move, according to a person briefed on its evaluations. United declined to comment.

The move signals a new step in the shrinking of U.S. airline cabins, and comes even as carriers are promising to improve overall customer service.
With the change, American will become the first large U.S. carrier to offer legroom with a pitch that's nearly on par with ultra-low cost carriers Spirit Airlines (SAVE) and Frontier Airlines. Those seats are an industry minimum 28-inches apart.



I don't know how tall you are, but hubby couldn't fit in those seats if he tried at 6' 4 1/2" and sort of all legs. I can't even fit comfortably. Could wear my basketball knee pads I guess.

Unfortunately, we have no choice but to fly first class.

Guess they read that part about Americans no longer growing taller due to poor nutrition. (Yep, it's true. I couldn't make this s... up if I tried).

They say average man is 5'9" and woman is 5'4". Well except non-hispanic white is 5'10" and 5'5" as is African American. But then wonder how..what if you're from Norway, Sweden or the Netherlands? Oooh.

Serious question now. How tall are some of you and do you have trouble on today's airplanes?
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