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Old Apr 28, 2017, 10:57 am
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Originally Posted by mauiUAflyer
Should the ad agency hire ugly people for the photo shoots? I think not...
She doesn't look exactly emaciated to me.

I would take that middle seat!
wait ... is that photo an actual United Airlines 787 with real Economy Plus seats? Or was it shot inside a studio?
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Old Apr 28, 2017, 11:09 am
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I'll just leave this here. A little snippet from the British sitcom Come Fly With Me. Around :50 is where it gets relevant...


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Old Apr 28, 2017, 11:29 am
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Originally Posted by justforfun
I'll just leave this here. A little snippet from the British sitcom Come Fly With Me. Around :50 is where it gets relevant...


Come Fly With Me - Omar Baba - YouTube
Those were hilarious! Thanks for sharing.
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Old Apr 28, 2017, 2:37 pm
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Originally Posted by artvandalay
And the average adult female weight is 166 pounds, according to the (US) CDC. But that was data from 2010, and judging from my last two UA flights in E+, that figure hasn't decreased.

Deception indeed.
Geez that's insane... I'm a guy 5'9" 145 lbs (66 kg), and I thought I was pretty average.
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Old Apr 28, 2017, 2:52 pm
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Originally Posted by Kacee
She's tiny. I'd bet around 5' and under 100 lbs.
Spatial analysis given the headrest is extended indicates that she is 5'2" and probably 105 lbs based on size of seat depression.
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Old Apr 28, 2017, 3:30 pm
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She better get her tiny arm off that middle armrest before I get there.
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Old Apr 28, 2017, 3:53 pm
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Originally Posted by IBobi
She better get her tiny arm off that middle armrest before I get there.
Don't United 787 armrests come up?
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Old Apr 28, 2017, 4:57 pm
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aren't most models and actors short and thin people? I have sat next to many in my lifetime, and I was surprised at how small they were -- they say camera adds 10 pounds, but I say the camera adds 10 pounds and 5 inches.
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Old Apr 28, 2017, 5:06 pm
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I think while most of them are 'thin', quite a few are quite tall. I don't know why we are arguing here as it is pretty obvious - and standard marketing practice - that UA is trying to use all tricks in the book here to make their economy look spacious.
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Old Apr 28, 2017, 5:41 pm
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Originally Posted by MostlyUA
they say camera adds 10 pounds, but I say the camera adds 10 pounds and 5 inches.
no wondering my most recent portrait looked funny.

I noticed the photographer had 3 cameras in the studio. All 3 were aimed at me. 3 x 10 = 30.
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Old Apr 28, 2017, 6:04 pm
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I'm almost 5'5" and I am too short to use UA head rests always, so something about this is inaccurate.
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Old Apr 28, 2017, 7:57 pm
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Is this a new cabin interior with slimlines on the Dreamliner? The ones I've flown on (787-9) had the CO style checkerboard cloth seat covers.
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Old Apr 29, 2017, 3:00 am
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Originally Posted by rufflesinc
"small person"?
Passenger of no size.
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Old Apr 29, 2017, 4:36 am
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Originally Posted by WalterSFO
Is this woman in this UA website photo really small? or did they make her look small?

https://www.united.com/web/en-US/con...light/economy/
This is just plan old marketing. United does a good job at marketing and we complain. Heh.
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Old Apr 29, 2017, 10:04 am
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I'm 5'6" and my biggest issue is that I'm too short to really use the headrests, so she doesn't look particularly short to me.
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