I've traveled quite a bit since the late 90's, primarily with Delta and its partners. I know the airline industry has been very competitive and high fuel prices really hurt.
In general, I do feel like cattle when I am travelling domestically. I stand a fair chance of getting upgrade to comfort/business and feel for those in economy (especially for the 5+ hour coast-to-coast flights).
I'm glad to see the bad press airlines are getting now. It'll force them to provide better services.
The ‘Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat’ Gets a U.S. Court Rebuke - Bloomberg
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Flyers Rights argued that the average seat width has narrowed from approximately 18.5 inches in the early-2000s to 17 inches in the early-to-mid-2010s. In recent decades, the distance between seat rows, known as "seat pitch," has gone from an average of 35 inches to 31 inches, and as low as 28 inches at some airlines, the group said in the suit.
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