Minnie’s Musings

… there is now so little leg or elbow room on aeroplanes that the whole experience is deeply uncomfortable. And to my mind, dangerous. Not only are you so close to the seat in front that you cannot stand up straight unless you are in the aisle, but you also don’t have enough room to do the brace position effectively. Furthermore (I am on a role here) you are so cramped that I am sure the risk of DVT has sky-rocketed. Particularly on long-haul flights. I am just waiting for the first successful suit.

I know that there is a whole raft of people who like the ‘no-frills’ approach because it makes air travel less expensive. However it has also stripped out all the nice bits; decent(ish) food in reasonable portions, free earphones that you don’t have to dig out from the bottom of your bag, blankets for when it is chilly in the cabin, complimentary snacks with your complimentary drink which HAS complimentary ice in it and isn’t LUKE WARM. I could go on…