[PHXFlyer]

Originally Posted by The_Judge

The idea of test seats located throughout the airport is a good idea. No reason why this couldn't be done. If I still worked at airline, I would definitely bring this idea forward.

It seems like a good idea (like the carry-on baggage sizer) but may not be practical for every airline. Most airlines have fleets comprised of many different aircraft types of varying age. For those airlines there is no such thing as a "standard economy" seat. Yes the width variance may be very slight however one may test themselves in the "person sizer" at the airport and barely fit only to find they are flying on an aircraft with a slightly narrower seat and cannot lower the armrest. For airlines like Southwest and JetBlue this wouldn't be a problem since the seats in their fleets are all the same but an airline like Delta or American with both Airbus and Boeing aircraft, some of which are 20+ years old, it would be a mistake to place a "person sizer" at the airport as a representation o a "typical" economy seat.