From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Thu Mar 02 2000 - 20:05:08 EST
>from recent commercials, the trend seems to be toward a bit more space between
seats..
and
in any event, soon, one will wear his or her computer, not carry it... :-)
Mike Capone wrote:
> No, the real reason is because any of the changes I proposed
> require them to remove seats, which is counterproductive to their
> business of treating the passengers like cattle, which in turn
> maximizes profit.(even if it only makes them 50 bucks more a flight,
> they'll do it) People seem to forget the entire plane interiors are designed
> around this goal. The airlines would gladly reduce the size of the
> seating again if they possibly could, except for the obvious problems that
> you simply couldnt fit most americans into the modified seats. Having tiny
> seats isn't an issue if the plane is only going to be in the air for an hour,
> if you have to go transatlantic or transpacific for hours at a time
> it becomes a problem. A perfect example is I've heard the seating
> and space on the Concorde sucks, but since it takes (an hour or so?) to get
> to where your going, it really doesnt matter much.
>
> Anyhow, off the old soapbox, all one can do is take the smallest unit they
> have, or just sleep on the plane and work on the layovers/delays/etc...
>
> -Mike
>
> At 05:42 PM 3/2/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >At the risk of being dangerously off topic here, I think it should be
> >pointed out that the airlines are in the business of providing transport
> >services to people, not a moble computing environment. Many (most?)
> >planes running today were fitting with their seats long before laptops
> >were common. It takes a while for things like airplanes (and taxis,
> >hotels, cafes, ...) to catch up on accomodating things. And, unlike
> >the other things I mentioned, changing the configuation of an airplane
> >seat is no easy matter, nor is it cheap. Remember too, that the sizes
> >of laptops is changing (the TP 240 is an amazing example!), and retro-
> >fitting seats for a 770Z might not be seen as being good in just a few
> >years when most laptops resemble the 240. I'm sure the technology
> >change factor helps influence the airlines reluctance to modify their
> >seating.
> >
> >--STeve Andre'
> >
> >At 05:36 PM 3/2/2000 -0500, Mike Capone wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>I agree, but it's really the airlines who are at fault for providing
> >>tiny seats and trays, as well as seats which promote the crushing of
> >>TFT screens. I imagine it is just the airlines trying to piss us all
> >>off so we will pay the premium for the extra 2 inches or whatever it
> >>is you get in first class.
> >[snip]
> >
> >
-- Happy trails...** Bill Morrow ** :-) WEB page http://thinkpads.com e-mail: bill_at_thinkpads.com, penzance_at_gate.net
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