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Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy Slept Here

A 31", or less, seat pitch, on a non-stop flight of 3 hours or more, is probably unhealthy. I suspect one could find doctors/medical evidence to support this. Deep vein thrombosis, or "economy class syndrome," has been associated with the issue of seat pitch.

I'm sure they could, but then again the airlines will have doctors and experts that say the exact opposite. It all comes down to who's "experts" you believe. We know who you would believe, we know who I would believe, lets agree to disagree.


The other thing I have a problem with about this whole "make the seats wider" business is this: A NORMAL, HEALTHY, individual WILL fit in any current airline seat with no problems what-so-ever. I'm not saying they will all be comfortable, or you will have enuf room to stretch out like you're in your lazyboy, but then again, that was not the issue in this complaint. The issue boiled down to sit WIDTH, not pitch, not leg room. Why should the airlines have to suffer losses to revenue so that the rest of the world (particularly the US) can continue to be overweight and unhealthy. Why should airlines, or for that matter, any mass transit system, accommodate the obesity epidemic that plagues this world.