Seat width options on airplanes – pay extra for the extra space you use, simple

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   MeterMan on November 15, 2020 at 1:12 pm

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   Idea: Seat width options on airplanes – pay extra for the extra space you use, simple

   Link: https://www.flyertalk.com/articles/the-bes...

   Southwest Airlines let you choose your seat size before flying, which is probably what other US airlines should do.

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   8-BIT BOBBY on November 15, 2020 at 12:13 pm

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   Make the seats in the waiting area the same size as the flight seats, that way anyone who doesn’t fit, knows before the get on.

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   Cleo Flatular on November 15, 2020 at 12:06 pm

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   Idea: Seat width options on airplanes – pay extra for the extra space you use, simple

   Link: https://www.wired.com/2013/11/adjustable-a...

   A London based design firm designed seats that could be adjusted to fit oversized passengers, but this just means making everyone pay for the gap in between. This doesn’t seem to solve the problem because now thin people will pay the price and overweight people will still splill into their allotted space, so agreed, someone needs to solve this problem still.

   Transforming Airline Seats Adjust Width for Each Passenger

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   A London design firm has come up with the Transformer of airline seats that would allow an airline to adjust the width of the individual chairs between flights based on passenger needs.

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