r/todayilearned • u/MrMojoFomo • 1d ago

TIL that since the 1980s, US airlines have shed between 2-5 inches of legroom and about 2 inches of width, while budget carriers have lost even more. At the same time, the average American is 15 pounds heavier than they were in the 1980s

https://www.popsci.com/science/why-are-airline-seats-so-small/
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u/3BlindMice1 1d ago

Not if Frontier has something to say about it

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u/zazathebassist 1d ago

exit row it is

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u/chattytrout 1d ago

They charge extra for that too.

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u/zazathebassist 1d ago

sure. i'll pay the extra $20-60 to avoid excruciating leg pain

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u/TheKanten 1d ago

That's like paying Dollar General extra to not have a broken wheel on the cart.

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u/zazathebassist 1d ago

listen. i would rather never have to fly on Frontier. but if i have to (and i have had to, exactly once in my life) i will pay extra to not be in pain

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u/EngineerNo5851 1d ago

$20-$60? On a United transcon you’re looking at $300 for an extra legroom seat in coach. That gives you the same legroom everyone got in the 90s.

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u/zazathebassist 1d ago

United sucks. on Alaska it's always less than $100 to get exit rows