Am about 1.90m, I guess I am considered tall in many countries but not extremely tall. Traveling through Europe has got worse for me, as I usually find it that my feet can’t fit in the seat anymore and I have to either pay extra to travel a bit more comfortable or I have to drag through a 4-5 hours flight having my back and legs go numb.<p>Now am not talking only about Ryanair which used to be like that since the start of times, I am talking about star alliance airliners that used to have some level of comfort. The more I travel the more I dread.
I’ve made up my mind and it seems like I’ll have to pay the extra 15-20 euros per flight no matter what.<p>Isn’t there supposed to be some regulation around it? I mean ok profit, we all get the concept of it, although profiting on my health and what my back is gonna go through that flight is not nice. Same applies for everybody.<p>I am sure there is some regulation about what is the minimum between sits, but should that be increased by law? Is it just me being worried about it?
I have similar problems (sometimes the stewards even take pity on me and place me into the larger seat if its free - for free). What I found out is that it's compliant with current regulations and that there is no push to increase the space because the current regulation is just enough for average people.
they need a mixture of 3-4 seat widths, scattered randomly, with wider ones costing a little more, since wider people = more weight = more cost to fly. I see no real reason why weight is not a factor in costs. Children often fly for less.