Since moving to Indiana, my family has been flying me home for shorter breaks like Thanksgiving to avoid driving for 9 hours. I have flown more on airplanes than I ever did growing up. This being said, I instantly clicked on the article once I saw the headline.
I personally think they should have moved the section “Airlines profit from tiny seats” before “Seats get smaller as passengers get bigger.” I think it would have to make the article more interesting because it is more pessimistic and blames almost the airline profiting off of smaller seats. Then, after that section to read how much the seats have “shrunk” because of the profit of smaller seats.
This article is newsworthy, because it is interesting, and I feel has an impact on many lives because many use airplanes. Later the article discusses other changes that are proposed in the bill, including wider seats, more regulated bathroom sizes in planes, nursing rooms for new mothers, and new standards for service animals.
The audience I think is travelers, anyone that uses airplanes. I did like the tweet included in the article, shows a situation of little legroom that happens too often. I did think the article was a little long, and farther down I lost interest. I thought the lead did its job, had me interested.
Yes, impact. Most people fly regularly, and I can’t imagine anyone (except maybe first class) enjoys it. It probably is a matter of profit, but obesity has more currency.