Plus-sized traveler demands free seats

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Plus-sized traveler demands free seats, better accommodations on airlines

“The FAA must require all airlines to implement a clear customer-of-size policy that prioritizes the comfort and well-being of all passengers.”
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A plus-size travel social media influencer demanded that airlines better accommodate larger passengers when traveling.

Jae’lynn Chaney from Vancouver, Washington, started the Change.org petition “Demand for the FAA to Protect Plus-Sized Customers,” detailing several demands to ensure larger passengers can fly without issues.

Chaney kicked off the petition claiming she and her fiancé were subjected to discrimination on a recent flight from Pasco, WA to Denver — which roughly takes just over 2 hours.
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Imagine you're boarding the plane and you find your seat only to be confronted by...

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Is she right GD? I guess disabled people can get additional assistance but being ridiculously fat isn't necessarily a disability and generally, you need to pay for bigger seats/more room or indeed additional seats.

Should a tall person get a free upgrade to premium economy or business class for a bit of extra legroom?

On one hand, airlines need to be careful as they can be sued by larger people even after the fat person appears to have had a bad attitude and kicked off.

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Airline that made woman feel like a ‘fat monster’ ordered to pay for therapy

Influencer Juliana Nehme said she felt like a ‘fat monster’ following the incident in November
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The post read: “I was extremely humiliated in front of all the people at the airport! All because I’m FAT! Shame on a company like Qatar to allow this type of DISCRIMINATION to people! I’m FAT But I’m JUST LIKE EVERYONE!

“It’s not fair to buy my ticket and be HUMILIATED, THREATENED AND BARRED FROM FLYING!”

Qatar Airways told The Independent at the time that Ms Nehme was not permitted to board due to her “extremely rude and aggressive” behaviour towards staff, and the fact that someone in her group did not have the correct Covid-19 documentation.

But following a court hearing in Sao Paulo about the incident, Qatar Airways has been ordered to pay for psychological treatment for Ms Nehme, the Daily Mail has reported.
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On the other hand, a country full of very fat people has had to become a bit proactive:
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Samoa Air says charging passengers by weight is 'concept of the future'

Airline defends 'pay what you weigh' ticket policy, saying families have been particularly pleased by cheaper child tickets
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Proclaiming the "pay only for what you weigh" scheme, the company's website says: "Booking a flight with us is as easy as inputting your approximate weight into our online booking engine (don't worry, we will weigh you again at the airport) – you then can prepay your 'guesstimate', guaranteeing you that much weight is allocated to you for that flight … with Samoa Air, you are the master of how much (or little!) your air ticket will cost."
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Will start by acknowledging there are genuine medical conditions that may lead to obesity, but not in this case as far as I can see from the article.

This strikes me as part of the continuing trend of entitled idiots expecting the world to change around them due to their lifestyle choices.

Too fat to travel comfortably, either lose weight or do not travel. Travel is a luxury, not a human right.
 
She should pay for 2 seats.

However, being 100KG man of about 195cm and not overweight, I do concur that they really do need some larger seats in economy. I've been long-haul once. Never again. Drives my GF mad that I won't and basically don't like going on holiday even short-haul because of it.

Buying two seats wouldn't really help. Sometimes getting the seats with extra leg-room does, but not all of the time and sometimes they're not available. Once I paid more for extra leg-room on a 747 to be confronted by sitting in front of a baby changer which was in constant use most of the time.
 
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Shouldn't expect for everything to account for your decision to be fat. If it is some kind of medical issue then it is unfortunate.

You can't expect to go sky diving, go karting etc.

The same as me a "normal" person can't expect to go fly to the moon, I am not capable of doing it.
 
something like that happened to me a few years back. flying back from Hong Kong i had a pre booked seat but when i got there there was this manatee sat in it, she claimed to have booked the aisle seat next to mine but it was a little smaller so decided to wedge her flab into my seat. These were the child changing seats and i wasnt aware that the aisle seat was a little thinner than the middle seat, which i'd booked. So rather than kicking up a fuss , and being a gent i just said i would have her seat.

What followed was a 12 hour flight into terror. Half her flab was rolling over into me, i had to lean to one side to get away from it which gave a prime target to the cabin crew who insisted on ramming me with the trolly every chance they got.

What i should have told her to do was kick up a fuss with the crew and claim her bloated backside was too small for their seats and demand an upgrade. Anyway, lessons learnt.
 
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something like that happened to me a few years back. flying back from Hong Kong i had a pre booked seat but when i got there there was this manatee sat in it, she claimed to have booked the aisle seat next to mine but it was a little smaller so decided to wedge her flab into my seat. These were the child changing seats and i wasnt aware that the aisle seat was a little thinner than the middle seat, which i'd booked. So rather than kicking up a fuss , and being a gent i just said i would have her seat.

What followed was a 12 hour flight into terror. Half her flab was rolling over into me, i had to lean to one side to get away from it which gave a prime target to the cabin crew who insisted on ramming me with the trolly every chance they got.

What i should have told her to do was kick up a fuss with the crew and claim her bloated backside was too small for their seats and demand an upgrade. Anyway, lessons learnt.
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What you need to do is make a face at each passing flight attendant until they get the message and upgrade you.
 
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