‘Is the engine still there?' This airline has a one-star safety rating
There are 72 seats in this dated all-economy propeller plane in a 2-2 layout. I'm in 15C, an aisle seat, and lucky for the guy next to me, the wall panel is still attached to the window. (A post that went viral on Instagram recently showed a tourist sitting next to a panel that was completely coming away from the window.). The seat is hard as a rock with a pitch of 29 inches (74 centimetres) and a width of 18 inches (46 centimetres). It reclines two inches (5 centimetres), but who's got time for that? I'm on high alert.
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There is nothing to distract me from my own potential demise other than my own phone. It's uncomfortably stuffy on board, but the AC eventually kicks in after take-off. This is the bare bones of flying, but I don't care; I'm just thankful we get there.
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