{"id":1194,"date":"2017-12-25T08:00:55","date_gmt":"2017-12-25T08:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.groupactionlawyers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1194"},"modified":"2017-12-21T09:31:51","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T09:31:51","slug":"shrinking-plane-seats-declining-safety-passengers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.groupactionlawyers.co.uk\/blog\/shrinking-plane-seats-declining-safety-passengers","title":{"rendered":"Shrinking plane seats – declining safety for passengers?"},"content":{"rendered":"

These days, some flights are getting cheaper and more frequent, making that city break to Rome so much easier. But it seems that with cheaper seats, there may be a small compromise being made: airlines are making economy aeroplane seats smaller and smaller.<\/p>\n

To save money, airlines are reportedly packing their planes with as many passengers as they can<\/strong> by redesigning seats to be thinner and reducing leg room. These changes aren’t just to the detriment of taller people who may have to almost hug their knees or sit at an awkward angle to squeeze their legs in sideways, but reducing the space between seats may reportedly be putting passengers’ lives at risk.
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\nAnyone who has been on a commercial flight is familiar with the laminated illustration showing passengers what to do in the event of an emergency. One of the manoeuvres is getting into the brace position when the emergency warning “brace, brace” is called out. Passengers are essentially supposed to remain seated, lean forward and cradle your head or hug your knees. However, with diminished head strike zone, passengers are apparently not afforded this space to get into the emergency position and may hit their heads on the seat in front.<\/p>\n

This is one problem that some people are taking issue with and taking the airline companies to task on.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s another issue people are not happy with: packing passengers into planes could also reduce the passengers’ ability to get out of the aircraft quickly and safely. In extreme circumstances when a landed aircraft is on fire or about to sink, passengers need to get out of the plane as quickly as possible. Trying to get out in an emergency may lead to some passengers getting trapped, or jumping over seats to get out and causing injuries.<\/p>\n

Here are some new changes to be expected:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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