The airlines can’t win. They can’t raise the fares, as the public demands the cheapest fare possible. The airlines can’t make the seats bigger or further apart, for that would mean less capacity on the aircraft.
It’s been tried - people are NOT willing to pay extra for a couple of inches of extra space. People look at the price and time of the flight to their destination - they do not consider the price differential.
Don’t believe me? Ask for Economy Comfort seating next flight you take; and you’ll wonder why those seats are costing you an extra $50. Now, ask yourself if your discomfort for a couple hours is worth $50. Those seats are not the first seats the plane sells, they typically are the LAST seats that are sold.
Price reigns supreme; always has, always will.
I agree, but I am willing to pay up to an extra $20 to guarantee an aisle seat.