FlyersRights Stands up for Seat Rights
Excerpts from eTurboNews
FlyersRights, the largest airline passenger organization, filed a rulemaking petition with the FAA on October 5, 2022, the 3rd anniversary of the ignored Congressional deadline for the FAA to set minimum seat standards. FlyersRights rulemaking petition proposes seat dimensions that accommodate 90% to 92% of the population.
The rulemaking petition covers the 4 major reasons for rulemaking:
(1) emergency evacuations
(2) often fatal deep vein thrombosis DVT
(3) the brace position in crash landings
(4) personal space intrusion.
As each year passes, seat sizes shrink while passenger size increases. The FAA has not begun the rulemaking process, only requesting comments from the public on one safety aspect, emergency evacuations.
