New US FAA rules on airplane seat size may not create more leg room
A bill that will regulate minimum seat size on US passenger airplanes is unlikely to lead to more leg or elbow room for cramped flyers, airline consultants said. The US Senate is taking up Monday the FAA reauthorisation bill, which funds the agency for 5 years and sets other travel measures. Final passage is expected Tuesday or Wednesday. If passed, the new rules would require a minimum standard based on a safety review. Flyer advocacy groups have demanded new rules to make air travel more comfortable, but experts said safety rather than comfort would likely continue to drive the standard. Currently, seat pitch on Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines is among the industry's tightest at 28 inches. But because the FAA has previously approved operations such as Spirit and Frontier's, it is unlikely to now call the 28-pitch unsafe. <br/>
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New US FAA rules on airplane seat size may not create more leg room
A bill that will regulate minimum seat size on US passenger airplanes is unlikely to lead to more leg or elbow room for cramped flyers, airline consultants said. The US Senate is taking up Monday the FAA reauthorisation bill, which funds the agency for 5 years and sets other travel measures. Final passage is expected Tuesday or Wednesday. If passed, the new rules would require a minimum standard based on a safety review. Flyer advocacy groups have demanded new rules to make air travel more comfortable, but experts said safety rather than comfort would likely continue to drive the standard. Currently, seat pitch on Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines is among the industry's tightest at 28 inches. But because the FAA has previously approved operations such as Spirit and Frontier's, it is unlikely to now call the 28-pitch unsafe. <br/>
