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Airline passengers brace for the big summer squeeze

Shrinking seats are on everyone's mind. Here's why.

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Christopher Elliott
Mar 19, 2023
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The start of the summer travel season is only a few weeks away, but people in the know have already identified the most pressing problem: dangerously cramped airline seats. 

Danielle Belyeu got a preview of the coming chaos on a recent flight from Paris to Atlanta. 

"The passenger in front of me reclined," remembers Bely…

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