Passengers of SIZE

[LCC_#1]

.they want us to be the new "inch police"???

:unsure: .................uh............. :unsure: ........too easy. 😛h34r:

 

[comeflywithme]

I WAS ON A FLIGHT YESTERDAY THAT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED (AND I'M NOT EXAGERATING) 20 PEOPLE IN AISLE SEATS TO BUY EXTRA SEATS. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A COMPLETE NIGHTMARE. THESE WERE LARGE LARGE PEOPLE (A GROUP OF 5O PAX'S OF SIZE) AND WE COULD BARELY FIT THE CART DOWN THE AISLE. HMPH!!! WHAT WOULD THEY HAVE DONE? BOOK THEM ON ANOTHER FLIGHT????

 

[BuffaloJoe]

OK here one, a person of size is on a Embraer 145, they sit on the single seat side,if they are buying an additional seat where is it? Or passenger buys 2 seats on a mainline flight and there are NO 2 seats available together, what is done?

And what about someone who is skinny but 6foot 10 inches, any they are making seat pitch tighter? Who's at fault?

What if they refuse to buy that second seat? The ticket is a contract for transportation from point A to point B. They are refusing them to board. That would be discrimmination according to the ADA. How many sidewalks do we need ramps on at corners due to that. Sometimes the Airline has to respect the passenger, Big, Tall, Small or whatever their need.

As for ODOR, Commonsense should prevail, dumb enough to stink, dumb enough that they can walk. My gripe is that elderly person that puts a entire bottle of Old Spice on.

 

[luvn737s]

It's funny...the difference. When East crews read-over this memo, IF they read their mail...they'll just chuckle and say "Yeah, right...uh huh" DELETE...next memo...

I'll loan them a box to clean out their locker! NEXT!!!

 

[Dog Wonder]

NEXT!!!

Another Westie Harpie heard from.

 

[JAXPax]

OK here one, a person of size is on a Embraer 145, they sit on the single seat side,if they are buying an additional seat where is it? Or passenger buys 2 seats on a mainline flight and there are NO 2 seats available together, what is done?

A little bit off topic, but back when I worked for the Eagle... had an EMB-145 incident involving a person of size. They got stuck in 1A and had to disassemble the seat to get them out. What didn't help the matter was the person was about 70 years old and had two broken feet, so they were wheelchair bound (yet still went on that trip!) and couldn't do much to assist in their extrication. Had to take them out the galley service door.

On one of my very rare US Airways flights in coach a couple years ago, I was put next to a person of size when I missed my connection and was put on the next flight. I got to the gate and boarded rather late in the process and arrived at the seat to find the person with the armrest up. I said "Armrest is going to be down" and they refused saying they wouldn't fit. I refused to take the seat and apologized to the flight attendant that either they removed themself from about 30% of my seat or I would need to be removed from the airplane. I got upgraded thanks to a misconnect in the front, but I for one will NOT share my seat with anybody else. I'm not thin as a rail, and may take up my own seat, but I do not take up space in anybody else's seat and refuse to tolerate others in my space. It may not be your problem that the airline seats have not grown larger with the average American, but it certainly isn't MINE!

 

[Career Reserve]

A little bit off topic, but back when I worked for the Eagle... had an EMB-145 incident involving a person of size. They got stuck in 1A and had to disassemble the seat to get them out. What didn't help the matter was the person was about 70 years old and had two broken feet, so they were wheelchair bound (yet still went on that trip!) and couldn't do much to assist in their extrication. Had to take them out the galley service door.

It may not be your problem that the airline seats have not grown larger with the average American, but it certainly isn't MINE!

God forbid, what would have happened in an emergency?

The executive(s) that came up with this one need to have recruit/train folks and have them in place to determine this prior to the boarding process.
You certainly won't see agents or crew members dealing with this. This is an idea that won't fly. Too subjective.

 

[N965VJ]

This sounds like someone’s silly plan of a way to generate revenue while “doing somethingâ€￾ about the size of the seats.

 

[bigman60]

Ok, so if I am to book with US Airways in the future, I will need to pay even more attention to which type of plane I will be getting on.

CRJ, ERJ 757 or 737, I will violate the 1" rule (shoulders, call it a half inch on the backside). Airbus family, E70, I will have no problems. If I'm booking a flight and I see a 767 as the plane, I will book with another carrier.

Now if i'm on an ERJ in an A seat and I have to lean 4 inches of shoulder into the aisle due to the curvature of the the fuselage, do I need to pay for two seats? It's almost comical to see me in the A seat on an ERJ, my head hits the ceiling, my knees are dug into the back of the seat in front of me and I have to lean to my right the entire flight. Usually the FA will convince whoever is in 1A to switch with me, but not always.

Does this policy extend to the regionals?

 

[luvn737s]

I understand that those over a certain weight can be classified as disabled, thus being covered by the ADA.

 

[ClueByFour]

I understand that those over a certain weight can be classified as disabled, thus being covered by the ADA.

In which case, we need to have Congress change that, ASAP.

 

[ringmaruf]

I understand that those over a certain weight can be classified as disabled, thus being covered by the ADA.

The ADA doesn't apply to airlines; the ACAA (Air Carrier Access Act) does.

(Whether provisions like that apply to both laws, I certainly couldn't tell you.)

 

[KCFlyer]

What if you smell so bad you could gag a goat?

In one episode, they denied boarding to a man with an odor...had him clean up in a rest room, got him clean clothes , and put him on a later flight.

 

[Dog Wonder]

I understand that those over a certain weight can be classified as disabled, thus being covered by the ADA.

Nonsense. There is no weight limit in ADA or the ACAA. They speak to disabilities, not causes.

 

[john john]

Nonsense. There is no weight limit in ADA or the ACAA. They speak to disabilities, not causes.

Airlines are not subject to the ADA; however, they are
subject to the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986, which prohibits
discriminatory treatment of people with disabilities when
travelling by air. The Air Carrier Access Act is enforced by the
U.S. Department of Transportation.
http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/rules/382SHORT.htm
If you require assist device you fall under the ACAA