Well here is a bipartisan issue that I think all on this board could get behind

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I know people who are 5'6" who complain about coach seats and their space. They have not only made space smaller, but they have made the cushioning a fraction of what it used to be.

I keep hearing about people who get blood clots from cramped seating on very long flights.

I wish success to this bill.

Here's the next step in the evolution of packing them in like sardines.

I don't know if he was kidding or not, but the Ryan Air CEO wanted to have straps like on a subway, where it was standing room only and no seats.

I wish them success, but I suspect the airline industry has a strong lobby presence.

I would guess that safety tests can be designed to dispute the safety claim.

And I'm afraid it isn't cramped seating per se that causes blood clots, rather prolonged immobility. FAA (or whomever is responsible) will say it is the 'fault' of passengers to not stand up and move about every half hour or whatever the recommendation is. As if that is an easy thing to do on any flight...NOT.

Again, I hope the two reps are successful, at least to stop the shrinking of seats any more than they already are.

We flyers will pay with higher ticket prices for any redesign to widen existing seats

I thought the era of da gubermint interfering with private business was over?

Nope. While they are at it, they can go ahead and outlaw resort fees also.

I don't know how people do trips to Europe and Asia in coach. I cant feel my legs after the 4 hour ride to Vegas. I cant imagine doing 12 hours in one of those seats.

The trick is to get up every half hour or so and walk. I like to sit mid-plane and walk to the front restroom, then the rear gallery. I almost always fly Jet Blue and buy the extra leg room seats. Cost a bit more but well worth it.
In the past,when traveling with a friend we'll buy the middle seat and leave it empty.
On occasion, it's cheaper than both buying the extra legroom seats.

I have the two hour rule. Any flight longer than two hours I generally try to find a way to upgrade to business or first class. I flew to Frankfurt, Germany from Los Angeles in a very tight coach class on a 747 over ten years ago. When I was flying a connecting leg to Munich, a flight attendant who was flying a dead head told me that Lufthansa added three rows to business class and scrunched the coach seats seats even more, without taking any of them out.

And the airlines wonder where air rage comes from. While the food quality and drink service have gone downhill for first class on some airlines over the past decade, the seats still remain good sized and the leg room is ample.

I would strongly prefer that the government stay out of this, and allow the customer to vote with his dollars.