The original article is off base here. As far as I know, there are no FAA requirements for minimum seat pitch, only for being able to evacuate the airplane fas

The original article is off base here. As far as I know, there are no FAA requirements for minimum seat pitch, only for being able to evacuate the airplane fast enough. As it happens, in 2018 Congress mandated the FAA to come up with some standards, but as of last year it hadn't happened: https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Congress-FAA-to-set-standards-for-seat-size-delay https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Congre...