FORT WORTH, TEXAS — American Airlines is back to retrofitting their fleet of Boeing 737-800 planes with a newer, tighter, and much less comfy interior. <br /><br />According to View From the Wing, the retrofit program was paused back in March after 737 Max planes were grounded following the fatal Lion Air and Ethiopian crashes.<br /><br />At the time, American didn't want to take any more planes out of service and risk cancelling even more flights. <br /><br />But now, they're back at it again, squeezing in 12 more seats per plane at the expense of passengers' ever-shrinking legroom. <br /><br />The seats are harder, with less padding and less recline ability. The divider between first and economy is gone, and there's no seatback video screen, either!<br /><br />The only thing that did get bigger are the overhead storage bins, but that's so the airline won't have to keep gate-checking bulky bags, which can cause delays.<br /><br />If you think that's a tight fit, wait til you see the bathroom, described by one AA pilot as "the most miserable experience in the world."<br /><br />There's no way anyone will be happy flying in this sardine can, so we're not sure where AA President Robert Isom heard the nice responses customers supposedly gave.<br /><br />Hate to break it to ya, Bobby boy, but your Project Oasis is really more of a mirage, and definitely not a "real success."
