Cabins Must Be Social Distanced – FlyersRights attends 737 MAX Crash Memorial For over a year we’ve been told to socially distance. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urged us to keep at least six feet away from others while indoors and outdoors. How to Socially Distance on a Plane? Airlines like to claim the cabin air is clean, despite no social distancing and sardine… Read More
FAA Civil Aeronautics Medical Institute in Oklahoma City – seat space tests FlyersRights.org president Paul Hudson is visiting the FAA Civil Aeronautics Medical Institute in Oklahoma City. Initial impressions were that it has many advanced, under-utilized, and high tech facilities for air safety as part of a large campus for aviation training, testing and R&D. He noted there should be NO NEED to let Boeing and Airbus… Read More
A new class in United coach… What is the difference over regular economy and the dread Basic Economy? … Read More
Hurripain It’s deja vu all over again. As Hurricane Lane descended on Hawaii, it brought back bad memories of last year’s price gouging after Hurricanes Irma and Harvey – which devastated Texas, Louisiana and Florida. U.S. airlines have been called out on Twitter for charging several thousand dollars for one-way tickets out of the danger zone – following… Read More
Passenger Safety, Another Case Study Aeroméxico Flight 2431 was taking off for Mexico City last Tuesday when the aircraft plunged suddenly. The Embraer E-170 crashed as it was beginning to climb in heavy rain in Mexico’s state of Durango. The mid-sized jet was almost full, with 103 people on board, including two infants and four crew members, when it crashed about 4 p.m. local time.… Read More
NPR All Things Considered: FlyersRights.org NPR All Things Considered- July 12, 2018 Excerpted from the article: “It’s really become almost like a torture class,” says Paul Hudson, president of the group Flyers Rights. Hudson argues that tinier seats are not just unsafe for evacuations, but can cause blood clots and other health problems, and lead to more passenger conflicts.… Read More
By the Seat of Their Can’ts Last week, the response by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was outright refusal to reconsider its denial of FlyersRights.org’s petition to set minimum seat standards. The FAA declared that questionable evacuation tests are valid and there are no problems with shrunken seats and larger passengers impeding escape. Problematic Certification Process But when aircraft evacuation drills are carried out, organizers do… Read More
Delta Tries Something Different. It’s Selling Comfort (Sorta) In The Back Of Its Boeing 777s Dan Reed Jul 10, 2018 When was the last time you heard of an airline passing up an opportunity to jam more seats – and more people – onto its planes? Don’t feel stupid. Nobody else can remember that happening, either. But it’s happening now. Delta Airlines doesn’t operate a lot of Boeing 777s; just 18… Read More
FAA declines to regulate airline seating Sarah D. Young – 07/09/2018 | ConsumerAffairs Despite safety concerns and numerous complaints made by travelers, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says it has found no need to regulate airline seat size and legroom. In a letter announcing its decision, the agency said it “has no evidence that there is an immediate safety issue necessitating rule-making at this time.”… Read More
Dear Sardines, The Tin Is On Us As millions of Americans headed off to celebrate the Fourth of July, it was a busy day for FlyersRights.org. That’s because it was also a great day for the Federal Aviation Administration to try to sneak some bad news for passengers in under the radar. The FAA restates, it’s no friend to flyers In a cavalier letter… Read More