Jacie
9/3/2014, 08:01 AM
Anyone who has flown in the past, say at least two years ago and then more recently can attest, those seats and the amount of surrounding space each passenger is now smaller.
So now there have been what, 3 incidents in the last two weeks over people fighting to keep what little space they bought and paid for from being used up by the person in front of them reclining into it.
Most of us are able to resist the urge to reach out and punch someone when our personal space is invaded but imagine what an ordeal flying is to someone who is the least bit claustrophobic?
My wife who is pretty even tempered was about to hyperventilate last year when while sitting on the ground whoever controls such things turned off the air that blows from those little nozzles above your seat and there we were packed in like sardines unable to even move our feet because we foolishly carried aboard bags to stash under the seat in front of us filled with personal electronics, magazines, snacks and whatever we felt we needed on a cross country flight.
I suppose the only solution is for the airlines to give us back the room by removing those extra seats and charging everyone else $10, $20 or whatever it takes more to account for the lost revenue. I have to think diverting flights is costing them plenty but they better do something to alleviate this because it's only going to get worse.
So now there have been what, 3 incidents in the last two weeks over people fighting to keep what little space they bought and paid for from being used up by the person in front of them reclining into it.
Most of us are able to resist the urge to reach out and punch someone when our personal space is invaded but imagine what an ordeal flying is to someone who is the least bit claustrophobic?
My wife who is pretty even tempered was about to hyperventilate last year when while sitting on the ground whoever controls such things turned off the air that blows from those little nozzles above your seat and there we were packed in like sardines unable to even move our feet because we foolishly carried aboard bags to stash under the seat in front of us filled with personal electronics, magazines, snacks and whatever we felt we needed on a cross country flight.
I suppose the only solution is for the airlines to give us back the room by removing those extra seats and charging everyone else $10, $20 or whatever it takes more to account for the lost revenue. I have to think diverting flights is costing them plenty but they better do something to alleviate this because it's only going to get worse.