Chief Prognosticator

How to Cure the Dreaded Middle Seat Syndrome

(I wrote this post as I sat in the middle seat of Delta Flight 252 from Mexico City to Atlanta and first published it a month ago. It’s reposted because it’s a really great idea!).I am currently sitting in the most dreaded part of the airplane — the middle seat. Luckily the two people next two me, on my right and on my left, are not overweight. With obesity as an epidemic in America, this is becoming an exception instead of the rule. The middle seat stinks — you don’t have the view of the window seat and you don’t have the space and openness of the aisle seat. On top of that you have a human being 6 inches away from either side of you. You must ask permission to use the toilet and ask permission to adjust the window shade. So what to do to alleviate this problem?
Here’s the best idea I’ve come up with week — Make The Middle Seat A Few Inches Wider!
It has to be possible somehow. And I wouldn’t keep it a secret either. It could be a selling point. I can see the commercials now. “We have no bad seats!”. Publicize it — imagine people might actually be asking for the middle seat. Obese people might be major users of the Middle Seat 2.0. More space for all. Help me spread the word by writing about this or commenting on it. I don’t have contacts with the airlines, but maybe you know someone who does. As always, my ideas on the Chief Prognosticator are free to use — just consider some compensation if the idea is used! The dreaded middle seat could become the best seat on the plane.