Originally Posted by
VideoPaul
brought the gentleman up front to deal with him privately so as to maintain the poor man's dignity and then found a volunteer in F to go back to his Y seat and get some serious mileage compensation from CO.
The portly passenger needed a couple of seat belt extensions even in F and we were on our way close to on time.
Yes, that's right! Instead of looking at him as a revenue hydrant, humiliating him at the ticket counter, the gate or on the aircraft, CO FOUND A WAY to make it work.
But that requires EFFORT on the past of a CO employee, who went out of her way to respect a paying passenger and not humiliate him due to his massive mass.
Hey I am no lightweight by anyone's defination, but I read this and do not believe anyone typed it.
Someone 6'6"" and 500 pounds as you describe, who appears to have held up the flight by at least 5 mins I'd guess, and cost CO staff time and real $$$$ compensation you also surmise to kick out a FIRST class passenger down to the back, is the intelligent way to go you think?
I know Glenn Tilton needs to go, but geez please do not apply for his job. UA are in big enough trouble already.
Charge him DOUBLE.
This "poor man" did not get that way by accident, and paying UA double for a year or so might make him Jenny Craig's best client.
Let me ask this .. you are happily seated for your
15 hour flight to SYD and see a zeppelin like this waddle down the aisle and head for the seat next to you ... is THAT fair to YOU?