The ‘Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat’ Gets a U.S. Court Rebuke
- Lawsuit sought regulations setting minimum seat standards
- Suit raised safety issues of smaller seats, growing passengers
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If you think the government should do something about the cramped legroom on airplanes, you’ve got a friend in a federal court.
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., on Friday ordered aviation regulators to consider setting minimum standards for the space airlines give passengers.