United "Improving" 757 Capacity with Slimline Seats (sardine alert)

Airline Pilot Central ^ | 8/8/18

[pabianice]

Oy vay g'mier.

[Don Corleone]

And my friends wonder why I never fly anymore.

[mewzilla]

Just another reason to take any other form of transpo.

[Moonman62]

Eventually passengers will be sedated and placed in cargo containers.

[Pollster1]

I always thought airline seats were too roomy. The only thing worse is those airplane lavatories - way too much wasted space.

[mewzilla]

Eventually Fedzilla will get involved. Seats unsafe to sit in for a variety if reasons, and too many squeezed in to evac safely should the need arise.

[taildragger]

How about....

* Grown Up Air for lack of a better term.
* The entire airplane has 1st class seating.
* No overheads, talk to Airline Pilots on the down-low, they want them gone.
* Dress up and behave, and the crew gives out prizes for it.
* Also, don't bring gobs of junk in with you leave your laptop and it's work with your baggage, sit and relax, free internet, tasteful music channels, and free-ear plugs if you need them and a decent snack.

How much more would you pay to get treated like like this rather than cattle? I'd certainly consider such a carrier....

[BBQToadRibs]

Great. Increasing the loading and unloading time yet more.

[Moonman62]

Here's the new seat map:

[caver]

The 757 was the most uncomfortable plane I’ve ever been on.

[surroundedbyblue]

I flew on an Air Fance plane that had super skinny seats. I told my husband they must not have any fat people in Europe.

[Moonman62]

That’s OK. The average flyer is very intelligent and follows directions well. /s

[Moonman62]

It’s the same fuselage as the 707/727/737 but longer. The 757-300 is the longest of them all.

[Afterguard]

Yeah, no thanks. I’ll drive, no matter how long it takes.

[DeFault User]

Ladies, don't forget to lift your blouse as you land.

[dmcnash]

Every time I fly i think of this classic Southern Airways Commercial.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bTO2iJJjbU

[Chickensoup]

You mean flying the way one did in the sixties and seventies?

with style

and class?

[Joe 6-pack]

The airlines are just doing their part to help solve the American obesity epidemic. First the food, now the seats.

[Joe 6-pack]

"You mean flying the way one did in the sixties and seventies?"

In '85 I flew to London from Dulles. It was the last flight I recall being served an in-flight meal with real metal utensils.

[nuke_road_warrior]

Midwest Express used to have All first class seating for not too much more than the advanced coach fair from United/Delta/American/etc. They got bought out by another airline, and back to flying “Cattle Car Air.”