Airlines cramming more seats into Dreamliner than Boeing expected
Mark C. wrote:
"beavis" wrote in message ... In article , Doug McDonald wrote: Americans,as a rule, won't pay more for a plusher seat or better food. Sure we will ... we just won't pay as much as they ask. I wish that were true, but it isn't. Look back at American Airlines' "More Room Throughout Coach" program, which increased the seat pitch for more legroom. Coach fares went up just a few dollars, and customers flocked to other airlines. American lost *millions* betting that people would pay for a little bit of comfort. But they won't. They go to Travelocity, sort by "Price," and pick the top choice, even if it means a three-legger on regional jets, with a 5-hour layour in Cleveland. Just to save $10. I wish it weren't the case, but it is. So the obvious answer is to make it federal law that airplane seats on all new commercial aircraft are a minimum of 20" across. And if people can't afford the higher fares, let them take a bus or train. If 1" makes the difference between solvency and insolvency for an airline they shouldn't be in business in the first place. Go amtrack |
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