Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20131016:14:41:00
Seats. i guess they're slimming them down for more profit, right? >> i don't get it. we're all getting bigger, but somehow the seats are getting smaller. the big u.s. airlines are taking out the old bulky seats in favor of these so-called slim line models that take up less space from front to back and that, believe it or not, allows for maybe five or even six more seats on each plane which obviously means more paying passengers and a smaller fuel bill as well because the seats are slightly lighter. but to add insult to injury, guess what, these new seats generally have thinner padding as well ...