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Old 04-16-2009, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by kork13 View Post
Here in the US, they've actually shrunk the size of seats (and leg-room too) over the last couple decades in order to cram more people onto the aircraft (more passengers per flight = more money per flight).
Not only that, but they've also reduced the number of planes flying which has increased the occupancy rate of the flights leaving fewer empty seats.
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