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flowers for the lost (mander.xyz)
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[–] 5 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Why do I have to pay more for a seat that won't crush my knees?

I mean, it sucks, but the larger seats do cost the airline more to provide. I pay more for shipping inanimate objects that are long, even if they're the same weight.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Then why don't we also pay be weight? I'd love to be able to pack an extra 20kg in my bag as I weigh at least 20kg less than the average male.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    That's my whole point. If you're gonna ask the airlines to give different amounts of space for different sized people, don't expect your tickets to stay the same price.

    The current system is that the ticket prices are the same (price fluctuations happen but not based on the size of the passenger), and that everyone of a particular fare class gets the same sized seat.

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  • [+] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago

    Then you can pay more for your ticket. Simple fact is, to save money on fuel, the airline has to use the smallest possible airplane and have high seat density. Luxury airlines like Emirates or Etihad might have lower seating density but you'll pay extra for the tickets.

    Emirates CEO is asking Airbus to start building the A380 again, but in a new more fuel efficient version. Even gave them some design ideas. Reason being, that huge-ass plane can be better optimized for comfort due to economies of scale. Unfortunately I think they're using a lot of that space for first class, which gets showers and shit.

    In the US, supposedly JetBlue has more space in economy than the big 3 tend to. Willing to bet it's more expensive too, but I wouldn't know, I've only flown European airlines and cheap to midrange ones at that.

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