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It has happened to me only once. I'm a short small woman who had the aisle seat, and another similarly sized woman had the window. The man who sat between us was very tall and built like a football player. He pulled up the armrests and was having to use our seats. We didn't say anything and luckily it wasn't a long flight. He was as uncomfortable as we were. We were on a full flight in Y.
Once I sat in F next to a large ex-pro wrestler who was in PR. He was very interesting and a long x-country flight went by quickly. I'm not a wrestling fan, but enjoyed talking to him. My husband is tall and weighs approx. 280, but does not need the seatbelt extension. Whenever possible he books an aisle seat and does everything he can to not bother the PAX next to him. He also tries to upgrade whenever it's available. |
So has anyone seen this happen? I really can't picture a FA pulling someone off a plane, or even a GA denying boarding. But based on this guy, if his seat-mate were the same size, there would have been an issue. It must have happened.
I'm sure if my grandmother was sitting next to this guy, she'd yell and scream until the issue was resolved to her satisfaction. She can't be the only one. |
Originally Posted by james318
(Post 7395977)
I guess my point is that how do you really know until the plane takes off.
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Originally Posted by josephstern
(Post 7396037)
james318 -
I'm glad you're of grace with the situation. That's the way to go through life! What drives me nuts though is that I can sit on the same seat on a different plane (same model, just different actual plane) and have extra seat belt space on the first and need an extender on the second. One nice attendant in F told me that if the belt gets frayed, they'll [the airline] cut it down and put the buckle back on, reducing the overall length sometimes. I hardly need an extender, unless it was on the old NW DC-10 barcalounger WorldBusiness Class seat, which always required one. Go figure. :) I find if the morbidly obese carry themselves with a little dignity, a good attitude and a respect for their own mass, 95% of passengers don't mind sitting next to them. It's always funny though that in exit rows on NW, you'll find that all the fat passengers sit in the exit row, so we are all invading eachothers spaces anyway. I feel we're all capable of opening the exit door and assisting people though, should the situation call for it. Plus we can make a cushy landing for the rest of the plane coming down the slides! |
Excellent suggestion tjl!
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Originally Posted by james318
(Post 7395420)
I love how obesity is the last openly accepted prejudice...
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Originally Posted by pacer142
(Post 7399469)
Because it's one of the few physical attributes over which 99% of people have control?
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Originally Posted by james318
(Post 7395420)
I scrunch myself against the wall tightly so as to make sure that the skinny next to me gets the WHOLE armrest to themselves, and always they always seem to take both armrests on their seat for their arms.
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Originally Posted by james318
(Post 7399660)
I think that percentage is a lot lower. Unless you've ever been there, you truly don't understand. But I won't preach about it. Tyra Banks tried that and failed.
Back on topic, I don't see much of a problem with a passenger weight/size limit. As un-pc as it may be, people are things, and things cost money to move. The more to move the higher the price only makes sense. I also agree with pacer, though 99 might be a bit high when you factor in disease/injury/ignorance. |
I think WN's policy is the way to go. If you can't fit in a seat, get two.
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Originally Posted by james318
(Post 7395420)
I love how obesity is the last openly accepted prejudice... Perhaps we shouldn't let fat people fly at all. Put them on the back of a watermelon truck so they can gorge on watermelons the whole way... Well, scratch that. Fat people would rather eat chocolate.
Anyway, I digress. Where do you draw the line? . There are prejudices -- inappropriate VALUE judgements -- and there are realities -- if you're 20 inches wide, and the seat is 17, 2 or 3 people are going to be uncomfortable. I'm a bit overweight, but I don't spill over the armrest. Thats where you draw the line. If the skinny minny next to me cant sit in her chair alone, without me in it, she's not being treated fairly. You pay for the seat(s) you sit in. Where do YOU draw the line? Heavy people pay the same cover to a club as skinny people (seems obvious) The same to a concert (1 listener gets to listen) The same airfare (are you buying transit for 1 human or by the seat) The same rent for an apartment (1 human to live in...) The same cost for clothing (regardless of how much material it takes) The same health insurance premium (we are less healthy...) The same grocery bills (1 human to feed...) even though we eat more... Are all these differences prejudices? No...... |
Mr Zhu always views these incidents as arbitrage opportunities. While MrZhu typically purchases low fare tickets he charges anyone who needs part of his seat the appropriate fraction of a full price walk up fare.
For instance if the person will be taking 1/3 of his seat he simply asks for 1/3 of the walk up fare. Mr Zhu wonders if he should be reporting this on his income taxes? |
Originally Posted by Palal
(Post 7405371)
I think WN's policy is the way to go. If you can't fit in a seat, get two.
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WN gave me the cost of the one way flight plus $100. Not bad. I'm sure plenty of things get subsidized by others around me too . . . |
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