Amalungelo Eflaya: I-FAA kufanele isethe izilinganiso zosayizi wesihlalo sendiza

I-FlyersRights.org, inhlangano enkulu kunazo zonke elwela amalungelo abagibeli bendiza, ifake impendulo yayo emfushane eNkantolo Yokudlulisa Amacala yase-US ye-DC Circuit ecaleni layo ifuna ukuphoqa i-Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ukuthi ikhiphe izilinganiso zosayizi wesihlalo obuncane ezidingwa yiCongress uMthetho Wokugunyazwa kabusha kwe-FAA wezi-2018. Umnqamulajuqu osemthethweni wadlula eminyakeni engaphezu kwemibili nengxenye edlule. I-FAA, ezinsukwini ngaphambi kokuthi ifake umbiko wayo ngo-Ephreli, yakhipha umbiko kaMeyi 2020 kanye nombiko kaJanuwari 2021 weCivil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI). I-FAA yaphikisa ngokuthi ayidingi ukubeka amazinga amancane ezihlalo.

Paul Hudson, uMongameli we UkuBhebhana waphawula, “Impikiswano ye-FAA yokuthi igunya layo elivamile lokukhuthaza ukuphepha kwezindiza lingaphezu kwegunya le-Congressional elicacile neliqondile lokubeka izindinganiso zezihlalo kuwubuwula. Umthetho ucacile, futhi i-FAA kufanele ibeke izilinganiso zosayizi wesihlalo esiphansi.”

The FAA, ekuphenduleni kwayo kafushane, yamemezela ukuthi kwakungamane nje “benyakazisa izithupha” zabo. I-FAA iphinde yaveza ukuthi izifundo zayo, okuhlanganisa nesifundo se-CAMI esisanda kushicilelwa “azizange, ngokombono we-ejensi, zibonise ukuthi imithetho emisha yendawo yokuhlala iyadingeka ukuvikela ukuphepha kwabagibeli.”

Ucwaningo lwe-CAMI alufaki izifundo zokuhlolwa kwabagibeli abangakwazi ukungena ezihlalweni ezincane zendiza. Amaphesenti angamashumi ayisithupha (60%) ezifundo zokuhlolwa kwabagibeli ayekholelwa ukuthi kuzoba "nzima" noma "kunzima kakhulu" ukuphuma esihlalweni esingu-26 inch (pitch). Okubaluleke nakakhulu, cishe amaphesenti angamashumi ayisikhombisa nesikhombisa (76.9%) ezifundo zokuhlolwa kwabagibeli abangu-712 acabange ukuthi isihlalo sizobe "singaphephile" noma "singaphephile kakhulu" endizeni amahora amabili noma ngaphezulu. Izifundo zokuhlolwa kwabagibeli abangakwazi ukungena esihlalweni esingu-28 inch noma abazibike bona ukuthi abakwazi ukungena esihlalweni esingama-intshi angu-26 abafakiwe kulezi zibalo ezingenhla.

I-FlyersRights.org imelwe ecaleni lamanje yi-Public Citizen Litigation Group, Icala lase-USCA # 22-1004.