When Airline CEOs Try the Cheap Seats

The leaders of Delta and American defend the tightest sections of their planes while sitting in them

Have you ever been vacuum-packed into a shrunken coach seat wishing the airline CEO had to endure the same discomfort?

We did that for you, sort of. The Middle Seat asked the chief executives of the big three U.S. airlines to plop down in the back of one of their airplanes and explain why they think the skimpy confines of coach today are acceptable.

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