Why airplane seats aren't designed to be more comfortable for long flights?
Who dafuq thinks it's easy to sit in upright position for 10+ hours? And why is there no gap between seats in the same row? Or enough legroom? Airlines are more focused on entertainment, but I prefer comfort over food and entertainment.
$$$
The more people they can cram onto a flight, the more the airline can make. And for reference, things will only get worse. They're talking about seats more in line with saddles that'll keep you near-upright, along with seating so there are people facing towards you, like a zipper.
Bottom line is, more comfort and more legroom means less passengers, and less profit.
It isn't comfortable on a long flight, but if all the airlines are doing the same thing, what can you do about it?
They have made a business decision that they will provide a certain level of comfort on long flights, and no more than that. If they became desperate for passengers, then that might be a reason to offer a better service.
Too true and, if you are not sitting on the aisle, when the rows are packed close together, even if the person next to you stands up, it's still difficult to get into the aisle to go to the WC/bathroom/loo.
Those seats are designed to make money. You get what you pay for
The size and spacing of the economy cabin seats are carefully calculated to make people uncomfortable enough to want to buy business class seats.
The more people they can get onto the plane, the more money they can make. That's pretty much all they are concerned with.
How much your fare is depends largely on how much space you use. If seats are smaller, they can fit more people in and charge each one less. Bear in mind that it basically costs the same to operate the flight however full it is, most of the cost is fuel, and the plane's own weight accounts for most of the fuel consumption. If you want more room, you can go first or business class and pay for the extra space.
You get what you pay for.
If they made every seat comfortable, then people would complain about the prices
One word: Money. Airlines make money the most off of comfortable seats, which is why food and drinks are often complimentary in First Class or Economy Plus. This is kind of like how movie theaters make more money off the popcorn and sodas than they do the actual movie. Or how printer companies make more off of the cartridges rather than the printers. All of these businesses are designed to make money off the add-ons rather than the actual product.
- Why don't airlines have larger sized seats for plus sized people? They could probably charge a little more for them, instead of making the flying experience a nightmare for some people.
- Do you prefer night flights or day flights? I prefer night flights. The view of all the city lights and cars passing by below is so relaxing and I love the way airports are all lit up at night.
- Airplane mechanics: why would a plane have to burn off fuel before landing? My local news just talked about a flight having to return to the airport after "mechanical issues with the nose gear", but then it said that the plane had to circle the airport for about an hour "ro burn off enough fuel for landing". I'm curiois why would it have to burn off fuel instead of just landing? Especially if it turned around for mechanical issues.
- Why do some people who book Frontier wait till they get to the airport to pay for checkin luggage when it's more than when you pay online? Like you have a small fee online. If you wait till you're at the airport it's a bigger fee. Are these people irrational?