From the Coffee, Tea Or A Good Look At Me? department:

Northwest Airlines has begun charging passengers extra for aisle seats and emergency exit row seats. Those who don't pay up become the inner workings of a cramped, heavy-breathing, screaming-kid sandwich. The beggar-like airline industry says that this is the first of many initiatives to crawl out of the pit of bankruptcy. I say, why not resurrect some of Braniff Airlines' old tricks? Or how about a reality show about women who are trying to induce labor on international flights? They could call it Air-Born! (Oh c'mon, that's not any worse than Black & White or any of the multiple other exploitative reality shows out there) (Reuters via Boing Boing)