Squeezed

I have spent the last 4 days flying.

There's no need for me to rant on about the appalling experience of flying any American airline across the Oceans - all charm is missing but at least it makes the impact of the destination that much greater.

However, I do want to rant on the subject of shrinkage - I choose that word carefully. I'm talking about the tin can that we exist in during flights across America.

If you consider that a flight from NY to San Fran is the equivalent of flying to London, then you have to question why it's ok to use 737s as the plane of choice for these flights. They were made for 2-3 hour journeys max - not 6 hours. Southwest airlines took the decision to go with 737s but thought they would be sacrificing the longer journeys across America. They needn't have worried.

Every airline now seems to use this plane across America and it sucks the life out of you. Only Virgin America has tried at least to make the journey enjoyable even if the space is minimal.

Now let's look at the shorter 2 hour journey. A 737 journey for sure right? Absolutely not. I took this picture of the guy on my flight yesterday to Cincinnati. This was not a lucky moment - he spent the whole flight in this position.

Shrinkage is the order of the day across America and it sucks.

A boring rant. I promise for something more interesting later.