FLYERS RIGHTS EDUC. FUND, INC. v. F.A.A.

No. 16-1101.

864 F.3d 738 (2017)

FLYERS RIGHTS EDUCATION FUND, INC., d/b/a FlyersRights.org, and Paul Hudson, Petitioners v. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, et al., Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 28, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph E. Sandler , Washington, DC, argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioner.

Karen Schoen , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for respondents. With her on the brief were Benjamin C. Mizer , Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Mark B. Stern , Attorney.

Opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment filed by Circuit Judge Rogers.


This is the Case of the Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat. As many have no doubt noticed, aircraft seats and the spacing between them have been getting smaller and smaller, while American passengers have been growing in size. Paul Hudson and the Flyers Rights group became concerned that this sharp contraction in passenger...

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