Obese air passenger in economy seat has picture taken

telegraph.co.uk/ ^ | 11-27-09 | Alastair Jamieson

[Justaham]

An image of an obese passenger squeezed into an economy airline seat has reopened a debate about how airlines deal with growing numbers of oversized passengers.

The picture, posted on an aviation blog, was reportedly taken by a flight attendant to illustrate to airline managers the difficulty of dealing with passengers who cannot fit into seats.

[jerri]

Because he's a fat, worthless f*ck who cares nothing about his own life or his family's. He'll eat himself to death while in the process forcing others to subsidize his meds, his healthcare and possibly his funeral. He is a selfish glutton and parasite.

What the heck are you talking about? You don't anything about this man. Go eat some organic tranquilizers!

[moehoward]

I noticed that too. Unless he’s sitting on something, that guy has to be well over 6 feet tall.

[petercooper]

bttt

[leapfrog0202]

Me too. I think if you pay for a 2nd you get it no matter WHO wants to use it for standby. I imagine if they wanted you to buy a 2nd seat you’d be forced to so if you do it voluntarily why the difference?

[LibertarianInExile]

Here’s the full size photo:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/unusual-attitude/assets_c/2009/11/Big%20jpg-54211.html

Interesting how you see, again, that there seems to be a disappearing armrest. That doesn’t change no matter where you move El Blobbo. And with the larger pic, the blurs of Photoslop appear a little more obvious.

FAKEY FAKE-FAKELSTEIN.

[mckenzie7]

He'll eat himself to death while in the process forcing others to subsidize his meds, his healthcare and possibly his funeral. He is a selfish glutton and parasite.

I am sure that he knows that he is overweight. It is his right to eat, drink or diet himself to death if he chooses. It is his life.

He isn't the one complaining. We are the ones that are complaining.

There are many times, I am sure, where he hasn't been accommodated and I am sure that he knows why.

Cut him some slack.

p.s. No, I am NOT overweight!

[manic4organic]

Here, read this other thread. Daisyjane69 kind of sums it up.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2398038/posts

Compassion, my ass. What in God’s name is compassioniate about charging me the same rate as someone who weighs twice what I do, whose luggage weighs twice as much as mine does (because their clothing is twice the size!)? Who then rewards me by spilling over into my seat on a LV to Cleveland flight?

I can’t get comfortable in my seat, as I’m only able to utilize 2/3 of the seat I paid for; I’ve donated the other 1/3, evidently. Also, I can’t even try to sleep. Because invariably, these supersized passengers SNORE... and snore loudly. Don’t ask me why.

So I get to be crinkled up in my seat, forced into being awake.........for 2500 miles. And I paid full price for the seat.

What’s the definition of compassion around here, anyway?

[truth_seeker]

“FAA needs to get involved if the airlines won’t.”

And you call yourself a conservative?

This looks like a small problem, which you want government to get involved with.

Why limit it to airlines? Why not buses, all government buildings, hospitals, etc.

And why just big people?

Why not government mandated seats for small people?

We can have a cabinet level position for seating fairness.

But why limit it to just seating? How about standing, lying down?

Government mandated bed sizes? And firmness, of course>

Government specializes in big intrusive costly solutions, for small and/or private problems.

Comprende?

[StolarStorm]

The FAA is tasked with ensuring safe travel. That is their job. A huge guy as pictured in this thread, seated as he is, is a GIANT safety hazard for fellow passengers as well as himself.

My job at the airline was to collect, report and analyze accidents and injuries. The majority of our injuries involved flight attendants onboard the aircraft.... with a large number of them directly involving overweight passengers.

The last one I saw go through involved a morbidly obsese women who couldn't sit in the normal seats... so she plopped herself in the aisle. The Flight Attendant was seriously injured in the process of getting that whale off the floor. It was indeed her and the airlines fault for not handling it properly. And since they are not dealing with, the FAA must step in.

Again, I repeat, the FAA is required to enforce safe flying conditions... and clearly they are not dealing with this issue. The rest of your comments are just silly talk unrelated to this at all.

I'm sure you won't like this but... I know FAR more about airline safety issues then you do. And this is indeed a big problem.

Comprende, oh rude one?