It really doesn't because the seats aren't constructed for an average male, and I'm not talking about overweight people. I can fit in a coach seat ok, but my legs are longer than average for a 6 foot male and my knees press hard against the back of the seat in front. I rode in biz to Germany recently on Lufthansa and the laydown seat allowed no more than 6 ft person - I slept, but my head was pressed against the bulkhead and my feet could not lay next to each other so I stacked one on top of the other. What Boeing was thinking when they designed that is beyond me. I've worked for two airlines in the past, and should I work for one again I would want to control the airport parking lot since people will pay for parking without blinking, yet will choose an airline seat for one dollar less.

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I reckon the Americans With Disabilities Act should regulate some degree of comfort on commercial aircraft. I rode (full fare, last minute purchase) on a Delta flight from Kansas to LAX after Delta announced it was preventing seats from reclining, and I could not believe how uncomfortable it was. A miserable experience. The fare was inconsequential. They just are bullying passengers into paying for the front cabin, and a minimum seat pitch is a reasonable request (33 inches versus the 30" or 32")at present

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The FAA has instructed the A380 to retest the evacuation with "normal" people, so I have read. 'll pay up to 20% more to travel with an airline with a more comfortable seat or better entertainment system. I don't necessarily look for the lowest fare - quality is valuable to me.

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After reading these comments I sense that the respondents are judging the pilot skills and initial training of the two crashed aircraft as being similar to their own. They were not! General aviation in Eastern Europe and Asia and SE Asia is illegal! They have no 1500 hours flying a pattern or local cross country flights. They come out of the military where they generally fly single engine trainers and simulators, and while some are good pilots, many are drones with weak English skills and poor pilotage. They train these pilots in sims and computers and when things go awry the pilots simply can't handle it. Lion Air typically has one rated pilot and one seat warmer, and this example was a combination of abhorrent maintenance and poor pilotage. Yes, Boeing cut corners by having just one aoa sensor, but the poor pilotage was the real cause. Note that American and Southwest pilots have reported problems and they countered by turning off the a/p and hand flying the plane - smart and we

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