Airlines Dodge Minimum Seat Size as FAA Sees No Safety Issue
- Three-judge panel last year ordered FAA to support its stance
- Passenger group sued claiming confined seats are a safety risk
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Hopes for more legroom in increasingly cramped airplane cabins were dashed when U.S. regulators, responding to a court order, said they found no need to impose new standards on airlines.
The Federal Aviation Administration, in a letter dated Monday, said the agency “has no evidence that there is an immediate safety issue necessitating rule-making at this time.”