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> It’s deliberately engineered by the airlines so they can sell that same space twice. It seems more likely that they chose to leave the existing ambiguity in
by hirundo 5y ago
> It’s deliberately engineered by the airlines so they can sell that same space twice.
It seems more likely that they chose to leave the existing ambiguity in place than that they deliberately engineered it. They have more to lose than gain by designating explicit right-of-way, same with arm rest possession. Instead they leave it to bottom up negotiation, which works well most of the time.
- russellbeattie 5y agoAlso, if everyone on the plane leans back, as most do, it's all the same amount of space, just at a 45° angle. So the airline is just selling a space with the ability to realign itself as needed.
- yellowapple 5y agoUnless you're in the very front, in which case you do gain more space without losing any from someone in front of you.
- eloisius 5y agoThose seats are usually already more expensive to reserve.
- Dylan16807 5y ago> It seems more likely that they chose to leave the existing ambiguity in place than that they deliberately engineered it. Once the same thing has been happening for a long time, and you keep designing it that way, it becomes deliberate engineering.