Earlier in the day, Democrats had railed against Frontier’s plan to charge passengers at least $39 per flight to guarantee they would sit next to an empty middle seat. That has led airlines to say they will block middle seats when possible to create space between passengers. Airlines steal ideas from each other all the time, but so far, none have copied Frontier’s More Room offer. The trade group official, Nicholas Calio, said other airlines block some middle seats and board passengers from back to front to keep spacing on planes. Biffle announced Frontier would drop the fee idea in a letter to Reps. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., and Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., and Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass.

Source: Hindustan Times May 07, 2020 07:46 UTC