PP Dood, Lighten up!
I understand where you are coming from, but things arent always black and white.
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"You want to become a true airline professional? Have you read the Air Commerce Act? How 'bout the Civil Aeronautics Act? Or even the Airline Deregulation Act? Read up on the laws which govern your industry--and I mean beyond the FARs--then come back and tell me that the airlines merely sell "seats"."
Well, you may want to get all of the airlines in the industry to do the same, as you are implying that they know nothing about this.
"This is why no labor group at any major will ever be permitted to strike again (at least, certainly not with this president)."
And what President was in power when Comair struck? Hmm, let me think. If you stated the big 5 airlines, then I would have to agree with you, but if SW or Airtrans wanted to strike, they would get the chance.
I think there is more to this than stated above. I recently had a flight attendant call me to ask how many extensions someone could use. I went back to see why, and the individual had to sit in the middle of two seats. No way anyone was getting in the next seat. My initial reaction was not that we were going to lose a seat, but was how we were going to get the individual off of the aircraft in an emergency.
In ATL approx 12 months ago, there was an electrical fire in an ATR that caused smoke in the cabin. The aircraft was evacuated but with only one problem. A very large lady became stuck in the emergency exit opening. Pretty commical as the FA was pushing from inside the plane and the FO was pulling.
Untill aircraft are built to accomidate these very large individuals, there has to be a limit in size. Not just for the poor sole sitting next to them, but all of the passengers they may keep from evacuating in the event of an emergency.
