Plus-sized traveler demands free seats

If you're built like a unit: tall and stocky as, it's not your problem. However, if you're just overweight because you ******* eat too much and don't move enough, it's your problem.

I've put on about 15kg too much at the moment and that's on me. My problem. I did it. I can change it. Why can't people take any level of accountability for their situations these days?
 
Rroff said:
Sometimes it might be unfortunately not something the person has control over but ultimately I think you need to be considerate to other passengers and the realities of airlines if you are that large.
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I'd agree.

I used to be quite a bit chunkier in my younger days and one of the things that really stuck with me was how uncomfortable air travel is when you are bigger and the seat widths are extra snug. Granted I was no where near as big as she is but even modestly overweight and standard seats on planes become troublesome, so she must have lubed up to slide into that spot.

On the flip side to her argument she needs to think about the impact of her presence on others on the plane when she is that size. Not just expect an airline to roll out the extra wide red carpet for her.
 
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Tbh when I saw the the title I thought this story was going to about a member of the a certain Irish sub community (really '*****' is started out?) cutting up rough on a aircraft.

Kind of ludicrous people have to pay £40 each way to take a 20kg suitcase yet she pays near enough the same price of a ticket and gets to take an extra 20kg's on backside FOC. I will say she looks terribly uncomfortable in that photo, acting with entitlement though isn't going to win you any supporters.
 
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RossGReds said:
She should have to pay for two seats.
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Didn't Kevin Smith get kicked off an airline about 10 years back because he was a fatty, seem to recall he used to buy 2 tickets as his fat ass didn't fit into one and the only time he didn't he was booted off the flight.
 
Jokester said:
They should test passengers like they test carry on baggage.
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You joke, but this might need to be a thing for safety purposes.

I wonder what weight the seats are rated for because She looks to be about 120Kg minimum. I think the value for weight they often use is around 100kg for designing other seats, not sure if it is higher for aerospace.

There is an argument to be made that if the plane was to experience too many G's, a really obese people could break the chair and injure the person behind them, quite severely.
 
FlamBango said:
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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Happened to me a couple of times also.
  • First time it was an older woman. She kept trying to lift up the arm rest so she could spill over onto me and I kept pushing it down again. It was only a short flight so I put up with it.
  • Second time was a very large lad on a transatlantic flight. It would have been an absolute nightmare. He was very apologetic but that doesn't help. I complained to the crew and they found him an aisle seat with middle seat spare somewhere else. Initial reaction from the crew was "not our problem" which annoyed me a LOT. I think I would have had to deboard if they hadn't done anything, it was that bad.

I honestly wouldn't try and travel in economy out of social embarrassment if I was that big.
 
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joking aside

how did she she get herself into that position .

I mean did she not look in the mirror one day and think ‘ what the hell have I done to myself ‘

suprised she was even able today get through the cabin door to get on the plane in first place :eek:
 
Chuk_Chuk said:
You joke, but this might need to be a thing for safety purposes.

I wonder what weight the seats are rated for because She looks to be about 120Kg minimum. I think the value for weight they often use is around 100kg for designing other seats, not sure if it is higher for aerospace.

There is an argument to be made that if the plane was to experience too many G's, a really obese people could break the chair and injure the person behind them, quite severely.
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(I’m not joking)

We are measured for offshore helicopter travel. There was a chopper crash a few years ago, and a couple of deaths were caused by someone not being able to fit through an escape exit.

I could certainly see someone that size causing issues (ie delaying it) during an emergency evacuation.
 
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Jokester said:
(I’m not joking)

We are measured for offshore helicopter travel. There was a chopper crash a few years ago, and a couple of deaths were caused by someone not being able to fit through an escape exit.

I could certainly see someone that size causing issues (ie delaying it) during an emergency evacuation.
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Literally just about to say that, maybe not the door so much but the point escape routes down the isles etc, shed literally clog those up.

Feel so sorry for the airlines to be honest they need to be so careful, wish things would change in that respect.
 
Jokester said:
(I’m not joking)

We are measured for offshore helicopter travel. There was a chopper crash a few years ago, and a couple of deaths were caused by someone not being able to fit through an escape exit.

I could certainly see someone that size causing issues (ie delaying it) during an emergency evacuation.
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Yep, my first thought was she's a safety hazard to all other passengers on that plane.
 
There should be a waist measurement, if you need an extension to do up the seat belt you have to book two seats.

Flying economy is miserable enough without someone's side fat encroaching your space
 
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RossGReds said:
She should have to pay for two seats.
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i dunno why she wouldnt book both. She's an idiot first, fat second.


im 6'6" and flying is one of the most miserable experiences i can think of :P if the exit seats are booked or i cant switch into something nicer, i sit with my leg hanging out into the aisle lol
if the guy infront reclines the seat my knees are gonna want me to go to casualty when i land :P
 
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Spannerhead said:
joking aside
how did she she get herself into that position .
I mean did she not look in the mirror one day and think ‘ what the hell have I done to myself ‘
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That's how eating disorders work. You know your situation and what you need to do.
Yet your brain is still able to make you eat without thinking, or logic you into thinking it's not a problem.
Then after you've eaten, you're like "o damn, I did it again."
Repeat every day.
 
It's a choice to be that size. She should have to pay for two seats, weight and width should be confirmed during booking process.
 
randomshenans said:
If you're built like a unit: tall and stocky as, it's not your problem.
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being tall just means one of your knees hangs out in the aisle and gets battered by the carts going up and down and any airline staff will bash it as they pass.
I've been offered a seat with extra leg room when one is free before though.
the woman in the linked article is the one who pays for 2 seats anyway, but as Ricky Gervais made a joke about... you'd only get like 11 seats on a plane if they were all for obese people.
 
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