More airlines make large passengers buy two seats

Airfarewatchdog.com on yahoo ^ | 1/29/10 | David Landsel

[Gaffer]

Weight restrictions can be tricky....I weigh that but absolutely don’t encroach other seats. My problem is being tall over 6’3”......I’d say put the restriction where it really counts.....at the wide part - the hips....

[Gaffer]

That don’t work with Delta....they oversell every flight...

[grasshopper2]

I recently sat behind a woman so large she could not fit into the seat with the seat back up so she kept it reclined even at meal time and during landing. The flight attendant tried to push it up two or three times before landing but it went right back to recline position as soon as the attendent left.

It’s not very comfortable sitting straight up with a reclined seat just a few inches from your face. I can’t imagine that was safe.

[MrEdd]

Now how about all those as*%^$#s that bring all their luggage into the cabin and proceed to stuff it into the overhead compartments, delaying boarding, take off, and unboarding?

The airlines are hardly likely to address a problem that they caused. This happens because the kickbacks from the eternal luggage theft rings are too lucrative for the airlines to end them.

The people who care enough about their stuff to do what is annoying you are the people who are obsessive enough to hire private detectives and mount stings against the theives.

As the airlines are perfectly aware.

The status quo is the cheapest solution.

[bgill]

works for me. I fit snugly in one seat.

Until they shrink the seats again.

[MrEdd]

Men don’t have to be fat or wide to weigh 220.

Weigh a student athlete sometime. Or the young men in our military.

[latina4dubya]

In fact, they should allow everyone 220 pounds, which could be split between passenger, carry on, and checked.

220 lbs? i know several men who are 220lbs., close to 220lbs., or more than 220lbs. who would not need another seat...

[PAR35]

Using dimensions makes some logical sense, but weight would be the easiest to defend legally, since weight directly impacts fuel usage.

[Gaffer]

Well, I guess, then, I’d have to force my company to buy two seats (or one first class)....I actually had a good friend whose doctor prescribed larger aircraft seats and gave him a letter for any trip longer than 4 hours.. My company accepted it .

[dalereed]

Make them not only buy thrm but use them!!!!

[MinorityRepublican]

Yep. Look at linebackers. They normally weigh around 250.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

"Yikes!....I hope this whale doesn't have to use the restroom!".....

[conservative cat]

Fair enough. Now how about all those as*%^$#s that bring all their luggage into the cabin and proceed to stuff it into the overhead compartments, delaying boarding, take off, and unboarding?

Personal pet peeve.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

This looks like a three seater to me.....

[Sacajaweau]

Buying two seats is just right...especially on a plane where weight counts. Don’t like it?? Take a bus!!

[PAR35]

Weigh a student athlete sometime.

Side benefit of my plan - discourage steroid use.

[anton]

I hate Delta even more than any other airline. Buy 10 refundable tickets and don’t show up for any of them.