As an airline pilot that commutes to work every week from Florida to NYC I would LOVE to see more room in back. If all that’s left is a middle seat in coach I’ll take the cockpit jumpseat thank you (unless that middle seat is between the Swedish bikini team). But it needs to be mandated by the FAA or it will NEVER happen. I know, I know……you’re thinking “Hey why doesn’t one airline just do this out of the goodness of their hearts ? unfortunately the profit margins are razor thin and the bean counters back at HQ would put any CEO up for a psychiatric exam if ever he/she were to pull revenue generating seats off an airplane to create a little extra breathing room.
Here’s a great example and fun fact - normally you can tell an Airbus 319 from a 320 by counting the overwing exit doors. 319s have but one and 320s have two………except Allegiant Airlines. They CRAM so many people on their 319s the FAA requires an extra overwing exit door. They are probably the only carrier in the world that operates 319s with two overwing exit doors. Imagine what a special hell riding on them must be if you’re a big person. Here’s another fun fact - Frontier Airlines CRAMS two more people on to their narrow body 321s than United Airlines puts on their wide body 787-8 !
People the bottom line is simple - keep your cards and letters coming into the FAA on this subject or else we’ll never see more room in back of airliners and chiropractors and massage therapists are the only people that will benefit.