I'm not a frequent flyer, but over the past few years I've flown enough on passenger jets that I feel qualified to complain. Not about the airlines, but on other airline passengers.
There are two main, aggravating issues:
Why are small, non-service animals allowed on planes? When did this even become a thing? It's crazy that pets should occupy any space on a commercial airliner, even inside a carry-on case. Non-service pets shouldn't be allowed in the airport, much less on an actual plane with other passengers.
If you have a pet, and have to travel, then do what responsible pet owners do -- kennel it or leave it at home with someone else to watch it. If animals could talk, they'd agree with me and say they don't want fly anyway.
But even worse than pets are.....how should I say this.....obese people. There are few things worse on a plane than sitting next to someone so fat their body encroaches on your own seating area. You pay for your own space, but end up only getting part of it, while the weight-challenged person gets their own space plus some of yours.
Apparently, airlines do have obesity policies wherein large passengers are supposed to buy tickets for two seats. This is a rarely enforced subjective rule, however, because I've never been on a plane when this happened, yet there's never been a plane I've been on that didn't have obese passengers.
Sorry, pets. Sorry, obese people. Commercial jets aren't for you, without restrictions.
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