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I think one solution would be for airlines to make people pay double if they take up two seats. That way, they don't have to worry about their seatmate complaining. If I were spilling over into someone's seat, I'd be apologizing to them. Seats on planes are smaller than they used to be but I still think until there's a solution for that, passengers should buy two tickets if they take up two seats.
paying for an extra seat that isn't used and remains empty is one thing but do you seriously believe the very next issue faced by airlines won't be people demanding an over booked flight allows use of those empty seats by people being told "sorry, the plane is full" but are still holding valid tickets?
Air travel brings out the very worst in both entities: the airlines and the passengers.
paying for an extra seat that isn't used and remains empty is one thing but do you seriously believe the very next issue faced by airlines won't be people demanding an over booked flight allows use of those empty seats by people being told "sorry, the plane is full" but are still holding valid tickets?
Air travel brings out the very worst in both entities: the airlines and the passengers.
If someone weighs 350lbs their weight shouldn't be counted as 1 adult, it should be counted as 2 - for safety purposes. You know what happens when a plane is too overloaded to take off? after reaching v1 they are going to overshoot the runway and crash. This issue isn't just about comfort. This couple should have been counted as 4, because I'm pretty sure they were at least 700lbs combined.
People may remember the duck boat sinking last summer - it was filled with morbidly obese people. The exact same type of duck boat easily made it out while the doomed boat was foundering, video shows the difference that weight makes. The same thing applies to planes, weight matters.
It seems like a premeditated way to get that middle seat for free. Take the window and aisle, spill over the arm rests to the middle, then smack your lips and record the unsuspecting middle passenger. “Oh look Bubba, we won, forced her out, made her look crazy, now it’s a loveseat made for 2.”
It seems like a premeditated way to get that middle seat for free. Take the window and aisle, spill over the arm rests to the middle, then smack your lips and record the unsuspecting middle passenger. “Oh look Bubba, we won, forced her out, made her look crazy, now it’s a loveseat made for 2.”
That's exactly what it was. They knew that nobody would want that middle seat, nor did they want anyone to have it. They are first class jerks.
It seems like a premeditated way to get that middle seat for free. Take the window and aisle, spill over the arm rests to the middle, then smack your lips and record the unsuspecting middle passenger. “Oh look Bubba, we won, forced her out, made her look crazy, now it’s a loveseat made for 2.”
Our whiner wouldn't move -- even though the plane was only half full. Nope. We got to hear about how she'd studied the seating layout and chose her area, booked months ahead to secure that, wanted an empty seat (preferably two) next to her... and on, and on, and on. There were at least ten places, rows, with two empty seats next to each other. She wouldn't move.
Our whiner wouldn't move -- even though the plane was only half full. Nope. We got to hear about how she'd studied the seating layout and chose her area, booked months ahead to secure that, wanted an empty seat (preferably two) next to her... and on, and on, and on. There were at least ten places, rows, with two empty seats next to each other. She wouldn't move.
Seems there would have been a simple solution here.
It seems like a premeditated way to get that middle seat for free. Take the window and aisle, spill over the arm rests to the middle, then smack your lips and record the unsuspecting middle passenger. “Oh look Bubba, we won, forced her out, made her look crazy, now it’s a loveseat made for 2.”
Exactly.
Which is why this is ultimately an airline problem--and the airlines are choising not to address it.
Not really fair when you pay for a ticket and then get stuck between two people who take up more than their share of space.
Very true but we've all been there. I feel bad for the food addicts who abuse their bodies by over-eating to the point of obesity. I'd never intentionally embarrass them in public. Addiction is a disease, after all.
As mentioned, it's the hazards of the cheap seats.
paying for an extra seat that isn't used and remains empty is one thing but do you seriously believe the very next issue faced by airlines won't be people demanding an over booked flight allows use of those empty seats by people being told "sorry, the plane is full" but are still holding valid tickets?
Oh, that already happens. If a flight is oversold, the airline will often put a passenger in the second seat that the obese person booked and paid for (especially if the obese person doesn’t spill into the second seat by more than an inch or two). The obese person will get the cost of the second seat refunded, but the whole purpose of booking a second seat (namely, to avoid squishing a fellow passenger) has been defeated.
And if the flight the obese person is on is cancelled, or if it’s delayed long enough that the obese passenger will miss his connecting flight, often he can’t get a second seat on the rebooked flight. Again, he’ll get a refund - but not the space he needed and paid in advance for.
Booking a second seat is a courteous thing to do, but it doesn’t always work.
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Air travel brings out the very worst in both entities: the airlines and the passengers.
Got that right!
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