Flying can be 'hell' for tall passengers
Nov 9, 2010, 9:45 am
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Flying can be 'hell' for tall passengers
Hey you tall people ... that's new trick to move to the front of the plane 
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/10/14...ant/index.html
... he was able to lock himself in the lavatory for a long time before anyone became concerned, Kwatek said. When a flight attendant finally demanded to know what was going on, he explained his plight and she moved him to first class.
Nov 9, 2010, 5:06 pm
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Hey you tall people ... that's new trick to move to the front of the plane
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/10/14...ant/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/10/14...ant/index.html
Nov 10, 2010, 5:06 am
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this happens to a client of mine very often....he is 6'11" & has a very difficult time fitting into an economy seat....he told me that he gets upgraded pretty often as the crew feels bad for him....
Nov 10, 2010, 10:42 am
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Nov 10, 2010, 12:37 pm
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A have a friend who's gotten some upgrades for being tall. He's 6'4", but he always looks for the shortest gate agent he can find and tells her that coach is so cramped for him since he's 6'9".
Doesn't work if there's anybody tall in the vicinity to call his bluff.
Doesn't work if there's anybody tall in the vicinity to call his bluff.
Nov 10, 2010, 2:35 pm
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I would've thought the shortest gate agent would retaliate of being short to the general tall people by assigning them to the shortest pitch seats.
Nov 10, 2010, 9:05 pm
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I've volunteered to move a couple of times to help out a tall person who is obviously in distress. I am of average height and build so while I have a philosophical problem with the fact that seats are too narrow and don't have enough legroom, I can still fit in anywhere.