A bipartisan crusade to get airline passengers a little more legroom continued last week with the reintroduction of the Seat Egress in Air Travel (SEAT) Act in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. The act was first introduced in 2016 as an amendment to the FAA Reauthorization bill; however, Congress failed to pass it.
FAA Faces Renewed Pressure to Stop the Shrinking of Seat Sizes on Commercial Airplanes
Key Takeaways:
- Bipartisan lawmakers have reintroduced the "SEAT Act" in Congress, aiming to compel the FAA to establish minimum seat size standards on commercial airlines.
- Proponents of the act argue that shrinking airline seats compromise passenger safety during emergency evacuations and pose health risks like deep vein thrombosis, while airlines prioritize profits.
- The FAA, however, maintains that current seat sizes do not threaten passenger safety as long as aircraft can be evacuated within 90 seconds, and is defending this position against a lawsuit filed by the passenger rights group Flyers Rights.
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