Airline seats even smaller?!

They're charging us for check on luggage, charging us for carry on luggage, charging us for exit row seats. Airlines all over the world post global financial crisis have been doing everything they can to stay afloat. Just when we thought the limited space between rows in the cattle section couldn't get any worse an aviation company in Italy has pushed the boundaries even further.

In an article on smh.com.au, they reveal the world's smallest airline seat, resembling the seats from a 15 second roller-coaster ride. It seems at a recent Airline Expo in California many airlines revealed future plans of radical ways to cut costs and pack more passengers on every flight. One such strategy European budget airlines Ryanair uncovered was the idea of creating a series of 'standing' rows in the back of the plane. 
I find it really hard to believe the lengths airlines are going to make our journeys that much more PAINFUL. The flights aren't getting any cheaper, if anything they are becoming more expensive and more uncomfortable. They should really be investigating ways to save money that don't involve negative repercussions on the consumer.

Airlines like V Australia and Richard Branson's suite of airlines have it right. They offer great service, reasonable food, reasonable seating, and great prices. If they can figure it out why can't these other airlines?! This is a great travel article because it's letting the consumer know what we are in for before it happens and we become more involved in the behind the scenes workings of the travel industry. Unless the cost of the ticket was 50% less than it is now there is no way I would be caught sitting on the roller-coaster seat!




http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/saddle-up-worlds-smallest-airline-seat-unveiled-20100914-15ad6.html