Flight attendant union calls cramped airplane seats 'torture'

although you have some good points to make,in actuality, the idea of varying fares in the airline bases of f/c,y/c and economy is not new..it began in the late 70's and early 80' when someone in the marketing departments of the various airlines decided it was a great idea to have 100 or so ye23345 type coach fares that had to be purchased when the moon is full and only if its a Tuesday departure!!!about the same time, a v.p at american airlines came up with the idea of the frequent flyer programs, that spread like wildfire...instead of improving travel and getting more business travelers,the airlines started getting people who were affectionately called the "bus people",and since that time,airlines have added and deleted and then added again more and smaller seats on aircraft,making it a cramped situation..i remember in the late 70's working at continental and the joke at that time was a "new " fare structure that included an economy fare called "chickenfeed" fares..the joke among employees was "chikenfeed is what you need,chicken""""is what you get!!later on I went to work for another major airline, and we had to ticket the people with those many strange fares,and advise them of the restrictions..it is and was a real mess to deal with..