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Airlines To Get Safer (And Pricier) Thanks To In-Flight Airbags

July 23, 2009 at 9:19 AM | by | Comments (0)

We’re afraid the new batch of increased airline fees might not be the last of them (for the year!) as new airline safety rules could bring about even more fee to offset costs.

Beginning this October new federal rules require that airline seats be even safer in a crash than they currently are. Commercial aircraft must have seats able to withstand the force of about a 30 mph head-on car crash or about 16 times the force of gravity. We’re big fans of more safety, but aren’t most accidents a little more intense than that?

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