I'm only SLF so I know very little about aircraft and aviation but
Hang on this is about seats and fares so who has more right to comment than SLF?
I have often thought that in the high tech world of aircraft the seats have not progressed very far. They seem very low tech to me and have to be endured not enjoyed.
It seems to me the seats take up too much of their own space. What happened to the seats Richard and Dick designed on that TV programme?
They were slim line and somehow reclined in their own space instead of nicking space off the poor sod behind. Bought up by a seat maker no doubt and buried.
I was on an A319 the other day with non-reclining seats and am still wondering if it is a good idea or not. For short hops probably.
At present there seems no alternative to normal market forces testing premium charges for more space. The punters will decide. So long as the airlines keep trying new ideas out on us.