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Articles tagged “airline seats”

Airlines

United’s international fleet now has flat beds, but which type will you get?

Will you get a pre-merger Continental bed or a pre-merger United bed? When airlines talk about the complexities of mergers, they rarely talk about this stuff and how it may impact your beauty sleep.

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American Airlines to add seats and get stingy on leg room

Nice way to sell Main Cabin Extra seats. Just make the other seats in economy so cramped that buying the Main Cabin Extra seats with more leg room becomes almost a necessity.

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Airlines battle over elite A-list flyers and lie-flat seats are weapon of choice

It is a pitched battle among airlines for the "big spenders" on their New York-Los Angeles routes. The weapon du jour is lie-flat seats and relatively spacious accommodations near the front of the cabin.

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TripIt reveals preferred seat tracker details for TripIt Pro subscribers

Is Seat Tracker worth $49 per year? Probably, especially when considering TripIt Pro's other fare-drop and notification features.

TripIt reveals preferred seat tracker details for TripIt Pro subscribers

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Airline capacity reductions felt across U.S. cities

When airlines reduce capacity it seems like a benign act, but not from the vantage of impacted cities, which suffer the consequences.

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Southwest apologizes to passenger hassled for being overweight

A little sensitivity training for flight attendants is in order here.

Airlines

Video: Airline seats that slide to make space during boarding

Although a great concept, passengers without seat reservations that purposely board last for the coveted aisle seat could cause more commotion than the extra space is worth.

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British Airways reveals its flyers favorite airline seat types

Political trend? Passengers prefer sitting on the right side of the aircraft. But, only by a small margin.

British Airways reveals its flyers favorite airline seat types

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Airbus offers extra-wide seats for extra-wide passengers

There should be some accommodation for more ample passengers on flights, and this sounds like a reasonable solution. Should passengers have to pay more for these seats? That's could be a big issue.

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Lufthansa to sell cheaper first-class seats with restrictions

Discounted first-class seats? Now there's a wrinkle. Lufthansa would rather get some revenue for them instead of giving them away in free upgrades.

Lufthansa to sell cheaper first-class seats with restrictions