Flying coach is a ‘life-and-death’ concern
As if there weren’t enough reasons to despise flying coach, a new report says it could put you in danger in case of an aircraft emergency.
A US Court of Appeals judge has ruled that the amount of space given to some passengers in coach now constitutes, “a plausible life-and-death safety concern,” according to The Daily Beast‘s investigation into the case and current federal aviation regulations. The website determined the Federal Aviation Administration’s tests for safe exit in an emergency do not account for the current space between rows on most flights.
The suit in a District of Columbia circuit court was filed by the group Flyers Rights.
In bringing the case, Flyers Rights documented what this contraction of space means in actual…
