I don't disagree with that. I haven't flown in years but don't they make morbidly obese people buy two seats now?
I don't quite understand how you taking up more room in an upward direction would make any difference at all.
Never mind, I remember now that your tallness affects how much you weigh too. I don't have any answers but I know that gov interference is never the correct answer.
I'm 6'0" and weigh 190, I can see that a person who was 5'0" and weighs 190 might need a wider seat. but again, I don't fly.
don’t they make morbidly obese people buy two seats now?”
I believe Southwest Airlines or perhaps some other airline tried that and I don’t think it flew too well. Can’t remember whether or not it resulted in a lawsuit.
It’s not just how much room they take up though, there is a real issue with how much a seat belt will really extend as well as trying to get someone down an emergency chute who is morbidly obese or even just obese. Not going to happen.
If just one time a plane had to go in wheels up and everyone had to deploy down a chute I think you might see some more attention paid to the safety aspects.
I used to be a flight attendant back in the late 50’s and early 60’s and while I may be old, I still remember my training on how to get an emergency door open and get people down a chute and am still quite physically able to do so now. So I always tried to sit on the emergency evac row. Some little twit of a flight attendant on Delta tried to move me into another “more appropriate seat”. Informed her I was evacuating people out of airplanes long before she was ever born. Guys in my row gave me a thumbs up.