if that airplane hadn t taken made the go around, it would ve landed right on top of that airplane. we would ve had one of the worst aviation disasters on our hands. john berman, are you aware that i m a nervous flier? how have we talked about this? i can imagine you would. when you look at this, all the joy and comfort has been sucked out of flying. you know, they don t give you leg room, they don t leave on time, and they don t give you peanuts anymore. no peanuts. the only thing that they could do is get you there in one piece, most of the time. but now when you see this, and you see what happened a few weeks ago, your wonder wing if they are losing the threat even there. yes, as? this is very unsettling. i m also a nervous flier, and just the visual of being in a plane knowing that could ve just happened. but the good news is, it is really safe time to fly. it s very it does feel as though these incidents we ve just seen a few
they do not do that. that s only in first class. they don t do that anymore. if you look, how are airlines cutting costs? the size of the seats have dropped, the leg room is dropping. amenities like airplane food have all be disappeared. how do you keep you basically going to take in those planes? look at the price of the airline. for a round trip ticket, now just 367. it s been dropping. thank you, harry. 306. speaking of airlines, after their southwest flight was canceled on christmas day, one phoenix family decided to drive nearly 3,000 miles to make their son s christmas wish come true. wait until you meet them again. you met them last week on cnn this morning. the maher family is with us next. like this one! 50% off?! that deal s so good we don t even need an eight-time all-star to t tell you about it. wait what? get t it before it s gone on the subway app!
earlier, whatever the case might be. save yourself a little hassle. if you don t already have it, think about getting tsa precheck or clear and don t check a bag. that saves you a lot of time and hassle at the airport and when the you get to your destination. bags tend to get lost. charles: i m sad you mentioned clear. i did it. i love it. okay? it s amazing. charles: what i hate, all of these years i get the business class and the first class stuff. you still don t get in. it s you re still in line. the only reason i pay for it, i don t get extra leg room anymore. they call a million people before me. if you re in the different programs. they re effective. i m upset you told people about it. i apologize, my friend.
ultra low-cost carriers. 27 inches is what we saw on this allegiant airline flight. flyers rights proposes a minimum of 3 2 inches leg room and dimensions of seats that are wider that would fit 90 % of americans. that would make a huge difference. reporter: in its comment to the faa the airline industry s top lobby said it would not compromise on safety but told the government to stay out of regulating passenger comfort. the faa and the department of transportation declined our interview requests. their position to date has been how uncomfortable you are is between you and the air carrier. pete muntean, excellent report there. we all want more leg room on those planes. thanks, pete, for that report. now i m here in georgia, one of the three states with toss-up senate seats on the line. the other two, nevada and pennsylvania, are also very important at this point, but we want to show you this right now. live pictures from philadelphia
i can t imagine seats or aisles being smaller than they are today. reporter: now the federal aviation administration is considering whether to stop airlines from making seats smaller. leave everything, come this way! reporter: the agency is under a congressional mandate to study whether seat size could slow an evacuation, but in 26,000 public comments, many focused on comfort. the idea is that the more people you can jam into a plane, the more money you will make. reporter: flyers wrights president hudson writes they re trying to squeeze out more money. i decided to put airlines to the test. two things necessary for this little experiment of our own. a ticket and a tape measure. on this united airlines flight leg room was right at the industry standard, 30 inches, but it all depends on the airline. leg room can get even tighter on