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To: mel221 who wrote (649377)	3/28/2012 10:07:28 PM
From: J_F_Shepard	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575047

"The 747 flew both before deregulation and afterwards. Perhaps you think the seats became smaller after deregulation" Don't know about dereg but those seats have damn well became smaller.... Recently I flew overseas with Delta and was offered "COMFORT SEATING" for $80 extra, a real bargain... I was assigned a seat at the stewies location and I had to sit on a metal bar on the front edge of the seat....for about 8 hours, the seat was not bigger, in fact it was smaller. The food tray wasn't a drop down and was inserted in the armrests....I weigh 210 lbs and am 6 ft tall.....the tray would not fit around my waist without it being forced.... Yeah, very comfortable. On the return leg got a "comfort" seat in the main section and a few minutes after boarding an attendent came to tell me that my seat was broken and wouldn't recline....they were going to return my $80 she said...had no other seat to give me. Had to fly another 8-10 hours in full upright position.... I do agree that the obesity problem is making seating for everyone uncomfortable. I don't know what your discussion about dereg is so I'm sorry for interfering....