The incredible shrinking airlines: can anyone actually be comfortable in a 17-inch seat?
There are many good reasons to quit flying – primarily, of course, the climate crisis. And the lack of legroom suggests airlines are actually trying to squeeze us out ...
Name: Tiny seats.
Age: If you look at pictures of the Wright brothers’ first flights in 1903, it looks as if they had plenty of legroom. It’s been downhill ever since.
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