[Oorang]

The stewardess from the flight said the men requesting the extensions were not large enough to need them. Consequently, I think the question should be, why did they ask for them?

If they wanted to commit a terrorist act they could use them to restrain someone else or to strangle someone. Or, as someone on another thread posted (the poster said she is a stewardess), the metal parts of the seat belt extensions could really do some damage if you hit someone with them.

[JustaDumbBlonde]

Thanks for your responses. I didn't realize that the extensions were useful as a weapon. Seemed to me that a belt with a large buckle would accomplish the same thing, yet those are not banned. Oh, well.