Plus-sized traveler demands free seats

arctine said:
That’s a presumption tbh. Some people don’t choose it.

So much hate in this world.

As an aside, I’m in the healthy weight range but I barely fit in airline seats. It’s certainly isn’t comfortable for me or the people next to me who have my shoulders almost in their face so I can sympathise.
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How do you get horrendously obese without eating too much?
 
dowie said:
nypost.com

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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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.

www.independent.co.uk

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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On the other hand, a country full of very fat people has had to become a bit proactive:
www.theguardian.com

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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Elbows are too pointy, 0/10, would not bang.
 
It does make you wonder why the suitcases have a weight limit ( i guess for manual handling)yet the passengers don't, or even get weighed.
 
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She probably drives a mini and has one of them ridiculously small handbags. It's like they don't have or use mirrors.
 
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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The Blob: Mile High
 
Semple said:
I'm average weight and average height, and even I can find the economy seats a bit of a squeeze for legroom.

Problem is, we all love cheap flights, and if they have to reduce the number of seats on a plane to give more leg room, it'll mean the costs going up.
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Fine. In that case, I want a rebate on the taxes I pay to subsidise an industry I can’t make use of.

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And some compensation for the environmental damage I receive little benefit from.
 
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It's true I definitely don't think disabled should be allowed to fly too, especially wheel chair bound, they are a complete accident waiting to happen. Deaf/semi deaf can't easily follow oral instructions. Big risk. Maybe they should be pulled out at check in so they can be instructed easily.
Don't get me started on blind people....the worst kind of disabled. Much worse than the fat.

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Not much worse but just as annoying.
 
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It's easier to blame everyone else instead of having discipline and eating less.

Remember we had a time people would die from not eating enough. Now it's people dying from eating too much.
 
malachi said:
It's easier to blame everyone else instead of having discipline and eating less.

Remember we had a time people would die from not eating enough. Now it's people dying from eating too much.
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In my old line of work we had a manager who would have take away every night. She got so big it took her 45 minutes to get into the factory and she had to stop half way for a rest. At best it was a 5 minute walk. She had to have her office moved because she couldn't get up the stairs anymore and one of the junior managers had a broken coil spring because he gave her a lift into work. She ended up getting paid off on medical grounds and within 6 months she was dead. Wasn't that old either.

Being that fat is no different to being an alcoholic yet no one seems to care about it.
 
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