Woman told she's too big to fly

Hey I have an idea for the airlines:

Narrow all seats to allow only those that weigh no more than 110 lbs. to fit, increase seating X 2 and then you can charge almost everyone for the extra seat.

If you can’t fit in one seat, you should pay for the two seats that you occupy.

"I felt like there wasn't a big enough rock for me to crawl under," says Lozano

She's got that right.

I’d love a 17 inch wide armrest. In reality they are about 3” and there is only one between the seats. I think the seat is actually 17inches.

I'm a big guy myself, 240# and 6'2". Airline seats are a tight fit for me, but I can get the armrests down.

I've had the displeasure of sitting behind or beside much smaller people who do stupid things like leaving their seat back the full trip and spilling their boides or belongings over into the adjoining seat-- mine!

The courtesy of the passenger should be considered at least as much as their size.

However, when News 4 WOAI asked how staff members determine who can fit to fly, they said it’s based on visual assessments – what their employees see.

Next time this happens, the staff members should take a tape measure across the ass and waist of the person in question and see how well that is received.

If they are going to take the space of two seats, then yes, they should pay for two. What normal sized person wants to be scrunched up sitting next to one?

I have nothing against fat people, it's their choice whether or not they decide to be that way, but when it affects other people, it can be a problem.

What bugs me about this person in particular is how she was “humiliated”. The airlines didn't humiliate her, she did that all by herself.

"That said, 300 pounds is probably borderline."

Way beyond the line if she is less than 5 feet tall. ;-)

This woman is the same weight as I am, except I am 6’5” tall. I fit, snugly, but fit into a single seat. Whether any likes it or not, airlines live by selling seats to individual people. People who require TWO seats, must (pardon me) pay the freight.
I understand the expression “I’m LITTLE inside”, but we all live in the real world.

I had to sit next to a large guy at a baseball game a couple of weeks ago. I was sandwiched between him and my husband. I was not comfortable and had no room. When I got up to get food, his leg had encroached over 1/2 my seat and he didn't seem to noticed when I came back to try to sit down.

Yeah, she can pay for 2 seats so all of us can be more comfortable. It's not just about the feelings of the larger person. I'm sick of worrying about others feelings and them not worrying about mine!

At 298 pounds, if she was 6’6” that 17” seat would probably not be a problem (legroom would be a different matter). Economy seats are strictly for the median population. Too tall or too wide and comfort/safety goes out the window.

Hope she doesn’t sue \sarcasm

She’s probably 5’2” and is so wide she won’t fit in a seat.

“But how do one place a 300 pound body in a 17-inch wide seat?”

Just roll it in lard and then push.

Depends on how that 300 pounds is distributed. Maybe the airlines need a testing seat...

I clicked on a couple of the airline reference links. One of them had a 3 part test: - Need no more than one seat belt extender
- Must be able to put down the seat arms when seated
- (I forget the 3rd one, but it was United Airlines).

That seems pretty objective to me, but you can only apply the test once the person is on the plane (or with a test seat, like the rack they have for carry-on bags).

Coming soon to an airline near you - plus-sized seating as mandated by the federal guv’ment. Two rows of seats near the front of coach (not the rear as that would be humiliating) for the people who just can’t say no to Ding Dong’s and an evening with the remote.

Woman told she's too big to fly
That's what they told Dumbo too.

We have our winner.

So, lose a hundred pounds, already!

No way is she too big. I saw a video of a burro flying the other day.

I remember on a flight many years ago prior to these guidelines being in a middle seat with over-sized folks on either side. I was there last & truly there was no room for me ..

I remember going to flight attendant & pointing out the situation. Fortunately there were other seats available & they assigned me one of them

Until recently my mom has been big in girth, butt etc and had she flown I would have gone with two seats or a first class seat.

The brother should have done the same to save her embarrassment. The first class seat would probably be less than 2 coach & she would have had a nice trip, ample room & felt like a queen.

I don’t want to take a bus or a plane, I won't take a train,

Kansas City, Here I Come... (they got some pretty little women there...)