On Friday, the appellate judicial Commission announced that the FAA should reconsider the decision to change the distance between the seats in the planes for security purposes.
Organization of passenger rights, Flyers Rights challenged the decision of the Federal aviation administration in court after the FAA rejected the request to set the rules that determine the spot size and the distance between rows.
On Friday, the Federal court of appeals of Washington, consisting of three judges decided that the FAA relied on outdated testing and researchwhen he decided that the distance between the seats is a matter of comfort, not safety.
The judges sent the issue back for consideration by the FAA. The Agency must come up with a more reasonable answer to the concern of the Flyers Rights organization.
In the defense of the rights of passengers say that a small place and too cramped a space between them slow the process of emergency evacuation.
Press Secretary of the FAA, Ian Gregor, said that the office will take into consideration the decision and considering next steps. The FAA will review the question about the distance between places and the tests, to ensure that people can safely and quickly evacuate from the plane.
The aviation industry has long opposed the change of the spot size. However, the airlines continue steadily to reduce the space between the rows to get more space and make more money. For example, a low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is the distance between the headrest of one seat and the seat in front of him is 28 inches, which given the size of the seat, leaves very little leg room for the average passenger.
In the future this matter may be referred for consideration to Congress. Some members of Congress proposed to solve the issue of adjusting the distance and size of seats on the legislative level.
