Planes are being turned into DEATH TRAPS because airlines are squeezing in too many seats, report warns
US non-profit group Flyers Rights argues that newer economy class seating may not provide adequate room for evacuation in an emergency
EVERYBODY grumbles about shrinking legroom and seat size on planes - but we put up with it because we like the budget fares.
But it turns out the battle to cram as many passengers into the Economy cabin as possible could prove fatal.
A new US report has declared that new slimline seats and tighter rows are turning aeroplanes into death traps.
has reportedly examined “over 900 pages” of documents from the US Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and concluded that newer economy class seating sections may not provide adequate room for evacuation in the case of an emergency.
The report follows a lawsuit filed in the United States by American non-profit group Flyers Rights, which claims the average width of standard economy seats is shrinking.
The Daily Beast uncovered new information on the US Court of Appeals and its ruling that the “densification” of economy seating on newer aeroplanes presented “a plausible life-and-death safety concern” for passengers.