title: What the passenger contributes to passenger comfort.
abstract: An individual's reaction to a vehicle environment depends not only on the physical inputs but also on the characteristics of the individual. Surveys of airline passengers were conducted on board regularly scheduled commuter flights. Sex of the respondent and attitude toward flying were found to have import nt influences on passenger comfort. Individual differences were also found regarding (1) perceptions of environmental variables, (2) the importance of factors as determinants of comfort, and (3) the ease of and frequency of performing activities in flight.
authors.affiliation: Senior Scientist, Research Laboratories for the Engineering Sciences and Department of Civil Engineering University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901, USA.
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Richards
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Jacobson
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Kuhlthau