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- The middle seat has long been the bane

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of air travelers' existence,

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but that might be changing.

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The FAA recently approved a new design

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that would make the middle seat

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a little bit wider

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and move it a little bit below and behind

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the window and the aisle seats.

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How do you feel about that?

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- I actually love it.

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Kind of being a little
tall and wide myself,

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that seems a lot more comfortable.

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I find being in the middle seat,

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you're a little trapped sometimes.

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- I mean, it sounds stupid.

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- That probably would be a good idea.

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- I don't think it will
make me want to fly

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in the middle any more
than it already does.

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- [Brian] How come?

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- I just hate the thought of being

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sandwiched between two people.

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It also does not give you anywhere to like

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kind of either rest your
head or put your feet out.

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So like you're still confined.

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- [Brian] Do you think
it'll make a difference

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for anybody else, or people in general?

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- I think it will,
especially for passengers

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that are traveling like with kids,

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maybe it's going to be a
bit more roomy for them.

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- Obviously somebody
has to be in that seat,

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so it makes it better for that person

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who has to be there,

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but if I have my choice,

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I will never pick the middle seat.

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- [Brian] How would you
fix the middle seat,

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if you had your way?

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- Arm rests, I think they should

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double the arm rests in the middle.

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- [Brian] So that's one of the things

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that this is supposed to do is,

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because it's like further back,

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supposedly everybody gets an arm rest.

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- Okay.

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- [Brian] Would that ever influence you

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to maybe want to sit in the middle?

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- No.

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- [Brian] Would you be more
willing to fly in the middle

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if it was cheaper?

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- Hell yeah. (laughs)

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Yes.

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- Yeah. It depends

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how long the flight is.
- Yeah.

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- You know, if it's a short flight,

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you know, why not?

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- [Brian] Have you ever
gone to any extremes

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to avoid the middle seat?

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- I will say I get
sick, I need the window.

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- [Brian] So you tell the
people at the gate like...

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- Yeah, can I change my
seat, do you have anything?

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I'll take anything by like
a window or aisle seat.

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- [Brian] How do you feel about

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the airline industry in general?

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- There's a lot riding on a lot
of these flights for people,

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whether it's like something
special they have to be at,

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or somebody special that they have to see,

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so I think having like
a more human approach

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when dealing with people that
are like upset about a flight

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that went wrong would be nice.

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- The airline is all about,

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the way a lot of big business is today,

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it's all about the
bottom line, it's money,

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how much can you get?

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The fact that they're charging people

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for carry-ons or for one suitcase,

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I think it's kind of crazy.

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- The middle seat just,

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it feels like the crappy seat. (laughs)