[nebula8804]

The airline is not a human being. It is an imaginary construct.

[Dylan16807]

And yet it still gets to participate and answer the question in the worst way.

[nebula8804]

Only in some messed up parts of the world.

[Dylan16807]

Airlines pick out what seats they want and how to space them in most of the world, don't they?

That's the root cause of the suffering here. The actions with the strongest ill effects.