Airline News.Extra legroom leg·room n. Room in which to stretch the legs while seated. legroom Noun space to move one's legs comfortably, as in a car legroom n → tops fliers' wish list. Many frequent fliers wish commercial airlines would create more legroom in their cabins, Washington Post columnist Keith L. Alexander writes. Passengers would also like additional or larger aircraft lavatories. Other travelers suggested showers, sushi bars, and more seats in first class. Feb 22, 2006 Etiquette demands leaving seats upright. Reclining an airline seat without regard for the passengers behind you is behavior that should be met with deep disapproval, writes ABC's John J. Nance. At the very least, travelers should tell the passenger behind them that they plan to recline re·cline v. re·clined, re·clin·ing, re·clines v.tr. To cause to assume a leaning or prone position. v.intr. To lie back or down. , Nance said. Feb 22, 2006 Airlines cannot afford overcapacity, IATA IATA International Air Transport Association, which sets the rules for air transport, including those concerning air transport of animals. official warns. The airline industry cannot afford the risk of overcapacity, Director General of the International Air Transport Association Giovanni Bisignani Giovanni Bisignani is the Director General of the International Air Transport Association, appointed in 2002. Bisignani is the former chairman of Italy's flagship airline Alitalia. said. He noted excess capacity and lower profits followed peak aircraft delivery years of 1991 and 1999. Bisignani spoke in Singapore the day before the opening of Asian Aerospace Asian Aerospace (AA) is an international trade fair for the aerospace business. It had been based at the Changi Exhibition Centre near the Singapore Changi Airport, it is the biggest airshow event in Asia, and was touted by its organisers as the "world’s second most 2006. Feb 21, 2006 |
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