Well, I’m 6’3", 200#, and I’ve never had any problem with airplane seats - at least until the fuckwad in front of me felt it necessary to slam his seat back. And even then it is bearable, tho slightly more unpleasant. Sure, they aren’t as comfy as my favorite chair at home - but then my favorite chair doesn’t have the benefit of flying.
As far as overweight passengers are concerned, maybe the airlines could offer the option of transporting them in cargo in one of those slings like they use for whales and porpoises…
I’m glad you pulled the armrest down. I’ve always thought that one of the unwritten rules of airplane etiquette is that the armrest stays downs unless both people want it up. And this only usually happens if a couple or good friends are flying together.
Actually, a lot of countries that run on the metric system still tend to use feet and inches when talking about a person’s height. Growing up in Australia, i always kept track of my weight in kilograms, and my height in feet and inches. In Australia, height measurements are nowdays usually taken in centimetres (at the doctor’s; at schools; in the armed forces, etc.) but people still tend to use the old imperial system in general conversation when discussing their height. This is probably changing, though, and by the time the current generation of school kids grows up, centimetres will probably be the norm.
Oh, and coldy, there are 2.2 pounds to a kilo, so 100 kilos is exactly 220 pounds.
I have never had the experience related in the OP but surely it cannot be worse than the foul smell of a Kenyan couple I flew with from Nairobi. Fortunately I was quite far from them but I feel for the guy sitting next to them - just being in that general vicinity made me physicaly ill.
Very similar. It was a Delta flight I was on, and I did a little research on their fleet. I think it might have been a Bombardier CRJ 700, although even this view shows more headroom than I remember on the flight. Maybe I’m remembering the configuration improperly, but I swear the overhead bins were at the level of my ribcage when I was standing in the aisle.
The airlines should just install clear plastic dividers that completely seperate each seat; you either fit in your space or you don’t. If not, you buy another seat.
I can’t stand to be touched by strangers, so that would freak me out. I don’t care if they’re fat or skinny, I just don’t like random people brushing up against me or invading my personal space. It makes me feel panicky just thinking about it.
We have to make sure our carry-on luggage can fit in that measuring device in front of the ticket counter; why not do the same with passengers? Have a normal-sized airplane seat there too, and invite anyone who is suspect to “have a seat” as it were.
100 kilos is not exactly 220 pounds. 1 kg ~ 2.2046 lb. The kilogram is defined as the mass of a specific platinum-iridium cylinder. The pound is defined as being 0.45359237 kg.
(I have no real contribution to the thread. I’m 6’2", 260, and never flown.)
It’s amazing to me that the same people who will bend over backwards for the disabled seem to have no problem getting mad at the overweight. YES, there are some overweight people who could be thinner if they ate less, BUT, there are also people whose metabolisms are such that they will gain weight on the same meal that you lose weight on. There are also people with theyroid issues. I think it’s fair to consider a thyroid problem a disability, but because they look no different than people who have a behavior problem, you choose to lump them and their disability together with the rest and blame them all for their problem. Shame on you.
As regards everybody paying for largers seats, as can be seen right here on this thread, EVERYBODY benefits from larger seats. The fat people, the muscular, the people who don’t like being squished by the aforementioned… In general, larger seats are more comfortable for all, therefore it’s fair to ask all to pay more. Honestly, the prices would not be that much different. You pay a greater price differential based on what cities you’re flying to and from. When a ticket with one week’s notice from Oklahoma City to Vegas costs $800 and a ticket from Dallas (only a 4-hour drive away from OKC) to Vegas costs $1600, how can you possibly be worried about the price increase of losing a couple rows of seats? Worry about being a hub city, don’t worry about the size of your seat.
(We can thank American Airlines for the above prices, they’ve got Dallas in a stranglehold)
And then I come hunt you down and bite you for not letting my honey get the all the napping he can on the plane, and instead falls asleep when he gets over to me…
I’m all for shoving him in the overhead luggage though.
I hate anything where I’m forced to sit next to a stranger full stop.
The more you encroach on my space, in any way - not just physically, the worse the reaction you’re gonna get from me.
Thankfully, (for my own sanity and other peoples safety) I also have the amzing ability to sleep in pretty much any situation.
Well, shit. If there is a gimp on a plane who leans perpetually to the left, they better damn well be in a window seat on the left side of the plane and not leaning into my area. Or if there is a person unable to control their arm movements, bind their arms so they don’t hit me.
Whether being overweight is a “disease” or a “medical problem”, it doesn’t fucking matter. Nobody - no matter what the affliction - has the right to infringe on my space. So no “shame on us”. Instead, screw you for implying that just because somebody else has a “disease”, they have a greater rights than others. BULLSHIT!
I recently flew on a two-thirds empty new Boeing jet. The armrests rose about half way and simply stopped. My choice, as a larger-than-average rider, was to ride with it digging into my hip or digging into my arm and side.
The whole aisle was empty & I was confined to my 17-inches.
Dumb. I couldn’t benefit from a two-seat purchase if I wanted to.
By the way, if my hipbones are in pain, it’s not my flab, it’s my bones. Lighter doesn’t necessarily mean thinner.
Airlines make the seats too small. The world is not an average 140 lbs (FAA “average” person, I believe). They should just drop the pretense of comfort and just go for slave ship packing.
Look, I way over 200 pounds, and have a 48 inch chest, and am basically as wide as an ox. I fit in the seats no problem. I must respectfully suggest that the airlines have not designed these seats with a 140lb person as the comfortable max.
I am a small person. My feet barely touch the floor and I don’t use all of my seat. I am all in favor for XJETGIRLX’s idea of size matching - pair us up!
I’ve noticed that when I fly, which I do about once a month, that my large seat mates are generally more considerate than average sized seat mates. On my last flight, I was sitting next to this little guy who flung his kneecaps everywhere and hogged the entire arm rest. I’m sorry to say that the flight degenerated into a subtle elbow war.
This is plain silly. Airlines offer a range of seats and you are free to buy or not buy whichever ones you like or dislike. If you want more space quit bitchin and fly business. where do you get the idea that you should get more space without paying extra?
And if you don’t like what the airlines have to offer then don’t fly. That is your right as a consumer, no more and no less.
You guys! Arcana has come up with the perfect solution! Everybody gets a little compartment, so no spilling, no touching, heck it’d even cut down on BO and inappropriate touching. No one would ever have to get drool in his hair ever again. This is what I’ll have for my airline someday.
Yeah, I vote for a separate section for fat people and children. The fat people get to be paired up with the tots so they get more space and they get to hear the kids wailing. Works for me. If there is anything worse than being seated to a fat person it is being seated to a kid. Send them all to the back of the plane.
I can’t believe the number of sizeist people here!
Just because you’re lucky enough to be of a size that means airplane seats are comfortable and off-the-rack clothing may easily fit you, why should you pay less than me?
It’s not about consumerism and user pays, it’s about airlines realising that the average person is actually quite big and may not fit comfortably in an average airplane seat. It’s about catering for everyone, not about catering for a minority only.
I’m not obese, have large hips and can fit in the seat, don’t like it when larger people spill into my space etc. However, just because someone is big, why should they have to pay more?
I can’t afford to fly business class and like to travel, so why should I be penalised for not being of a certain size - and a size that is no longer average?
If I want a big car, then I’m prepared to pay more for it but this has nothing to do with my size, it’s about what I want to drive.
