Congressman considers bill banning sales of middle seats on planes

Should airlines be banned from selling the middle seat until the pandemic ends?

GETTING ON ANAIRPLANE ANDFINDING A FULLFLIGHT WITH ALL THEMIDDLE SEATSBOOKED./NOW THERE IS AQUESTION OFWHETHER THATSHOULD BE ALLOWEDAT ALL, WITH AMEMBER OFCONGRESS SET TOINTRODUCE A BILL TOBAN THE SALE OFTHOSE SEATS.OUR JOE ST.GEORGE IS INWASHINGTON WITHMORE/LOUISIANA HAD ONEOF THE FIRST VIRUSOUTBREAKS/ SHERYL ANN BLAINEJUST TOOK HER FIRSTFLIGHT SINCE /THEPANDEMIC BEGAN.SHE IS CAREFUL.

HERMASK IS ALWAYS ON,IN FACT SHE STAYEDAWAY FROM HERFRIENDS FOR TWOWEEKS AHEAD OFTODAY'S FLIGHT TOREAGAN NATIONALWE QUARANTINEDOURSELVES FOR TWOWEEKS BEFORETHESE FLIGHTS/GOING INTO TODAY,SHERYL ANNE WASNERVOUS.

VIDEOSLIKE THIS OF PACKEDFLIGHTS AREEMERGING AROUNDTHE COUNTRY./SHE FLEW AMERICANAIRLINES, WHICH ISNOT BLOCKING OFFMIDDLE SEATS.

ANDWHILE SHE TELLS USHER FLIGHT TODAYWASN'T THATCROWDED, THE MERETHOUGHT ISWORRISOME/I DON'T SEE WHY YOUBE SELLING MIDDLESEATS/ IN FACT, AMERICANAIRLINES, UNITED,ALLEGIANT, SUNCOUNTRY AND SPIRITARE ALL ALLOWINGMIDDLE SEATS TO BESOLD AND OCCUPIEDACROSS THE U.S.TONIGHT SOME AREASKING SHOULDLAWMAKERS STEP INAND STOP MIDDLESEATS FROM BEINGSOLD?

AFTER ALL,AIRLINES HAVERECEIVED BILLIONSOF DOLLARS INBAILOUTS FROMTAXPAYERS N RECENTMONTHS./ / /DEMOCRATICSENATOR JEFFMERKLEY OF OREGONIS ON BOARD.

HE ISSPONSORINGLEGISLATION TO BANTHE SALE OF MIDDLESEATS UNTIL THISPANDEMIC ENDS,AFTER RECENTLYTAKING THIS FULLFLIGHT.

THE SENATORTAKING TO HEARTWHAT DR. ANTHONYFAUCI TOLD A SENATEPANEL RECENTLYABOUT AIRLINESSELLING THOSESEATS/ /OBVIOUSLYTHAT IS SOMETHINGOF A CONCERN.

/FAUCI'S CONCERNMAY BE BACKED BY ARECENT STUDY./ MITFOUND THE ODDS OFGETTING COVID-19 ONA FULL FLIGHT ISAROUND 1 IN ./HOWEVER, WHENMIDDLE SEATS AREEMPTY THE ODDSIMPROVE TO 1 IN ./DELTA ANDSOUTHWEST AREBLOCKING THE SALEOF MIDDLESEATS..BUT THAT ISONLY GUARANTEETHROUGH THE ENDOF SEPTEMBER.

ANDTHE CEO OF DELTARECENTLY SAID HEWOULD BE AGAINSTANY BANS FROMCONGRESS./IM NOT AN ADVOCATEFOR ADDINGREGULATION AT THISPOINT SO FOR NOW,REMEMBER TO CHECKAIRLINE POLICYBEFORE YOU FLY, ANDMAYBE YOU'LL GETLUCKY AND FIND ANEMPTY AIRPORT LIKESHERYL ANNE.

/ ITSLIKE DESERTED.// /ATREAGAN NATIONAL, I'MJOE ST.

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