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Fares have come down in absolute dollar terms (let alone inflation adjusted) over the last twenty years, while economy seat sizes have barely changed. What has
by larnmar 7y ago
Fares have come down in absolute dollar terms (let alone inflation adjusted) over the last twenty years, while economy seat sizes have barely changed.
What has changed is yield management — airlines have got much better at flying with as few empty seats as possible. So the main thing that has gone down to allow prices to decrease in real terms is your chance of getting an empty seat next to you.
- eagsalazar2 7y agoEconomy seat sizes haven't changed? Do you have a source for that? I'm including leg room when I say size has decreased. I honestly don't know but would be surprised, common wisdom is that leg room is much less over last 30 years.
- jobigoud 7y agoI've had my knees touching the front seat for as long as I can remember, it was already this way in the 90's. Maybe it's airline dependent.
- Zarath 7y agoThey definitely have. I recently got an old plane for a low volume flight, and the difference was night and day.