CO Denied Me Boarding Because I Had No Pants On
Sep 13, 2007, 3:47 pm
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At what point does an obese person need two seats?
Just asking because my last return flight from IAH I got stuck between a very large lady (no elbow room at all for me) and a nursing mother with a newborn (even though I really had the window seat, but who kicks a nursing mother with a baby out of the window seat?)
The lady next to barely fit in the chair, but her arms/shoulders were mostly resting on me.
Just asking because my last return flight from IAH I got stuck between a very large lady (no elbow room at all for me) and a nursing mother with a newborn (even though I really had the window seat, but who kicks a nursing mother with a baby out of the window seat?)
The lady next to barely fit in the chair, but her arms/shoulders were mostly resting on me.
Sep 13, 2007, 3:53 pm
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I *heart* this thread. It's climbing the ranks into rare-air, up amongst Stink-shield and ConUniHound (though nothing will likely ever top ConUniHound) 
Sep 13, 2007, 3:59 pm
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At what point does an obese person need two seats?
Just asking because my last return flight from IAH I got stuck between a very large lady (no elbow room at all for me) and a nursing mother with a newborn (even though I really had the window seat, but who kicks a nursing mother with a baby out of the window seat?)
The lady next to barely fit in the chair, but her arms/shoulders were mostly resting on me.
Just asking because my last return flight from IAH I got stuck between a very large lady (no elbow room at all for me) and a nursing mother with a newborn (even though I really had the window seat, but who kicks a nursing mother with a baby out of the window seat?)
The lady next to barely fit in the chair, but her arms/shoulders were mostly resting on me.
Sep 13, 2007, 4:05 pm
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This situation is easily turned to one's advantage when the cabin gets cold. All you need do is ask your ample, meaty seat-mate if you may nestle amongst their sumptuous folds of blubber for warmth. There's two ways the encounter can go from there...either the person moves to the nearest available empty seat (assuming the flight isn't full), or you just made a new special friend
Sep 13, 2007, 4:11 pm
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This situation is easily turned to one's advantage when the cabin gets cold. All you need do is ask your ample, meaty seat-mate if you may nestle amongst their sumptuous folds of blubber for warmth. There's two ways the encounter can go from there...either the person moves to the nearest available empty seat (assuming the flight isn't full), or you just made a new special friend
Sep 13, 2007, 4:17 pm
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This situation is easily turned to one's advantage when the cabin gets cold. All you need do is ask your ample, meaty seat-mate if you may nestle amongst their sumptuous folds of blubber for warmth. There's two ways the encounter can go from there...either the person moves to the nearest available empty seat (assuming the flight isn't full), or you just made a new special friend
That was in 2000, and I think I'm still scarred by the experience.
Sep 13, 2007, 5:55 pm
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I'm assuming here you don't mean their "Baggy" pants were actually around their thighs rather than their waist (you all know what I mean)... Otherwise I'm sure they were quite comfortable. They chose not to wear restrictive, stuffy clothing, and they paid for a far more comfortable seat... who are you to judge?
When I fly (doesn't matter... Coach, BF, Int F), as long as I don't need to hit the ground and go straight to a meeting then I make myself comfortable... I'm certainly not on that plane to impress those around me. You won't see me flying in shorts and flip flops because I get too cold, however I nearly always fly in jeans and tennis shoes because that's what I'm most comfortable wearing.
If the guys on your flight weren't being otherwise offensive then it might be a good time to re-examine the way you're so quick to judge others.
Sep 13, 2007, 6:12 pm
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Why don't the people who want elite dress book their own private planes? Obviously, if the riff raff can join them on the airline, the airline isn't good enough for them and they need to move up, up, up in the world!
Sep 13, 2007, 9:51 pm
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Should CO have a dress code?
Before a FA or GA gets in trouble for denying boarding to a scantily and/or offensively clad passenger, should they publish a suggested dress code?
Some here seem very offended by poorly dressed "riff raff" in premium cabins. Should a "business casual" dress code be implemented in the BusinessFirst cabin ...and perhaps some other code for domestic F passengers?
I don't know about this. CO needs to protect the integrity of its premium cabin, but I don't think that should mean policing its passengers wardrobes. On the flip side, if CO was known as the carrier for the well dressed, it may be worth paying a small premium to fly on to avoid the "smelly", "horribly dressed" riff-raff described here.
Some here seem very offended by poorly dressed "riff raff" in premium cabins. Should a "business casual" dress code be implemented in the BusinessFirst cabin ...and perhaps some other code for domestic F passengers?
I don't know about this. CO needs to protect the integrity of its premium cabin, but I don't think that should mean policing its passengers wardrobes. On the flip side, if CO was known as the carrier for the well dressed, it may be worth paying a small premium to fly on to avoid the "smelly", "horribly dressed" riff-raff described here.
Sep 14, 2007, 11:41 am
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Sep 14, 2007, 11:48 am
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This situation is easily turned to one's advantage when the cabin gets cold. All you need do is ask your ample, meaty seat-mate if you may nestle amongst their sumptuous folds of blubber for warmth. There's two ways the encounter can go from there...either the person moves to the nearest available empty seat (assuming the flight isn't full), or you just made a new special friend
Maybe next time I'll just start scratching my arm on that side a bunch and ask if she knows anything about rashes, because this one won't go away. I figure I'll at least get my arm space back.
Sep 14, 2007, 12:35 pm
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Sep 14, 2007, 12:42 pm
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Before a FA or GA gets in trouble for denying boarding to a scantily and/or offensively clad passenger, should they publish a suggested dress code?
Some here seem very offended by poorly dressed "riff raff" in premium cabins. Should a "business casual" dress code be implemented in the BusinessFirst cabin ...and perhaps some other code for domestic F passengers?
I don't know about this. CO needs to protect the integrity of its premium cabin, but I don't think that should mean policing its passengers wardrobes. On the flip side, if CO was known as the carrier for the well dressed, it may be worth paying a small premium to fly on to avoid the "smelly", "horribly dressed" riff-raff described here.
Some here seem very offended by poorly dressed "riff raff" in premium cabins. Should a "business casual" dress code be implemented in the BusinessFirst cabin ...and perhaps some other code for domestic F passengers?
I don't know about this. CO needs to protect the integrity of its premium cabin, but I don't think that should mean policing its passengers wardrobes. On the flip side, if CO was known as the carrier for the well dressed, it may be worth paying a small premium to fly on to avoid the "smelly", "horribly dressed" riff-raff described here.
Sep 14, 2007, 1:31 pm
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Sounds OK To Me
But at the same time, perhaps rather than just selling a seat (moreso with the BF than domestic F), CO is trying to sell a whole experience. That being the case, sometimes certain attire is appropriate and sometimes it is not. Restaurants and bars have dress codes that they enforce to maintain a certain level of class...
Sep 14, 2007, 1:41 pm
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People on the radio kept talking how whatever channel/network was interviewing one of the girls had to blurr out the crotchal area as apparently her dress was not safe for TV...