Originally Posted by
riffraff
I was flying from Seattle to Spokane. I arrived at the airport early and put myself on the standby list for an earlier flight. I was given a seat on the earlier flight. Shortly after the flight began to board I was called to the desk. They took the seat back from me in order to accommodate a passenger who was too large to occupy just one seat. I realize that I don't have much standing as a standby passenger but I thought that passengers who were too large for one seat were required to purchase 2 seats.
If you were given a seat on the plane and denied boarding because they didn't have a seat for you, isn't that an IDB?
And yes, they are on most airlines. A lot still doesn't and treat it like a chock every time 250kg cannot fit in a single economy seat. Most people understand the need for an additional seat.