Stair-climber before flight climber

Think Planes Are Crowded? There's Room for Things to Get Worse - Businessweek: "Another part of the airline industry where you’ll find the most crowded planes is on ultra-low-cost carriers Allegiant Travel (ALGT) and Spirit (SAVE). Both lead their traditional network peers at filling seats—Allegiant hit 91.9 percent in August, while Spirit was at 91.4 percent in July, the latest month it has reported. “Allegiant is unique in that we manage to load,” says spokeswoman Jessica Wheeler. “We’re always pushing to try to get those load factors as high as we can.”

So wear thin clothes to fly—when you’re in coach, every millimeter counts."

'via Blog this'