Posted on 06/14/2023 5:39:51 PM PDT by dennisw
Canadian air passenger rights advocate Gabor Lukacs told CNN he considers the practice of charging larger passengers for two seats a human rights issue.
In her petition, Chaney urged the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to mandate that all airlines create a comprehensive customer-of-size policy that “prioritizes the comfort and well-being of all passengers.”
Chaney, as well as other plus-size travelers and travel experts, are calling on airlines in the US to standardize their policies.
A plus-size travel influencer is demanding that airlines change their “discriminatory” policies that make larger flyers pay “twice for the same experience” — admitting that making such a change may make fares for everyone more expensive.
Jae-lynn Chaney, who made headlines in April after starting the Change.org petition “Demand for the FAA to Protect Plus-Sized Customers,” doubled down on being discriminated against while flying due to her size.
“People with smaller bodies get to pay one fare to get to their destination,” Chaney, who has to buy an extra seat while flying, told CNN Travel.
“We have to pay two fares, even though we’re getting the same experience. If anything, our experiences are a little bit more challenging.”
While Chaney has held firm in her demands, in April she admitted that if her petition’s demands were met, ticket prices for all customers would likely increase due to demand.
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I am taller than average, and the avg coach seat doesn’t have enough leg room. When possible, I pay extra to get the leg room. Height, unlike weight, is not a “user chooseable feature”. Height justice before flab justice!!!
Fat person whines about having to pay for the two seats he or she uses.
Here’s a better idea.
Lose weight.
Headline broken.
“Morbidly obese whiner Jae-lynn Chaney demands other flyers pay for her double-wide butt.”
There. I fixed it for you
Seems like at som point it’s a safety issue if you need to evacuate
This woman is not plus size. She’s morbidly, hugely, grotesquely obese.
How about laying off the groceries and getting down to a normal size. Then you could fit in one seat. Why should the other passengers subsidize a fat pig who won’t control her eating?
If she’s an influencer, she’s a bad influence.
Airlines already have uniform policies. If you are so fat you cant fit in one seat, you have to buy a 2nd.
Based on the pictures, It’s not even close. She takes up at least 1 1/2 or even 1 3/4 seats.
WHAM! DIABEETUS!
She either is getting supplemental oxygen, or has an oxygen concentrator
She is so big that she cannot take a normal breath.
Bet she has mild respiratory acidosis
,CO2 level and pH are elevated and O2 level is hanging around 88-90, and Bicarbonate is elevated as well
Nothing like having COPD at her age.
Wonder if she gets Pickwickian Syndrome when she lays flat(?)yu
Not a good way to live.
Another reason not to fly
Super fat people fart a lot
I’m mildly curious as to what condition requires the supplemental oxygen.
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People fart.
Is she any relation to Norman Chaney?
Or just check himself in as oversized luggage…. The cargo hold is vast….
She's using an oxygen concentrator; it's on the seat next to her.
One of my family members has lung damage due to industrial lung injury, and uses a similar device.
To be fair, the elephant had the C-7a almost all to herself. There were no seats to navigate.
This is like going into McDonald’s when I’m hungry for a Big Mac. But because I’m so very hungry I want two Big Macs but I demand McDonald’s only charge me for one. After all, I can’t control how hungry I am. Take up two seats, pay for two seats - or Big Macs.
Fatitude Atitude At Altitude.
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