Welcome to even less leg room.
Christopher Elliott, reporting for The Washington Post:
JetBlue Airways announced an overhaul of its cabins last year that, by the way, would reduce its legroom by two inches, to just 32 inches.
Remember when JetBlue bragged about having the most legroom in economy class? That’s over. Also over: easily buying seats with extra leg room.
On domestic flights, it’s not just the premium economy class seats that are full, but also the previously non-premium seats preferred by tall people, such as seats in exit rows and bulkhead rows. Tall passengers say they have resorted to negotiating for more room when buying it isn’t possible.
Federally speaking, extreme tallness isn’t a disability so the airlines have no federal tallness policies to follow. Unless extremely tall passengers complain loudly and often about airplane accommodation reduction, the airlines will continue to squeeze an expanding populace into smaller seats.
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