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I used to fly. And I flew after 9/11 for a number of years which was work-related. And after all the hassles... Upon retirement and self employment I just said “screw it I’m driving or taking a train, or a bus”. Besides, I’m 76 inches tall and I’m really not that comfortable in airplanes, just as I’m not that comfortable in 90% of the automobiles on the market today. In other words I (like many others) am outside the 90th percentile. If I was obese that would be another dynamic... (which leads me to wonder is the complaints are related to the obesity of the flyer)

I have a number reasons for not flying one of which is the hassle, and the other of which is the comfort, it is very uncomfortable squishing my tender knees into the back of the reclined seat in front of me.

It’s my choice to avoid flying, and I think a lot of the problems that are going on with this snowballing issue is physical comfort. Nobody likes to be outside their physical comfort zone so you have to create or optionize your physical comfort zone. For me that means not taking a commercial aircraft.