Passengers of SIZE
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Well an inch could be the difference of A Great BIG Smile or a Frown. Oh sorry, we're talking airline seats
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I don't know about this...but to tell someone that their "busting out 1" beyond the seat belt and looks like two seats are needed, please step out and go to the gate area to purchase two seats",..
is something I wouldn't want to be charged with saying. Its pretty damn subjective.Role play time...
Flight attendant: "uhmm, excuse me, but I can see that your girth extends over the seat limit USAirways has set forth. I must ask you to please step out and go to the gate area and see the agent".
Passenger: "What for"?
Flight attendant: "The agent may have to assess an additional seat fee".
Passenger: "Additional seat"????? "This flight is full"!!! How will I get an extra seat".
Flight attendant: "I am sorry, but I am sure the agent will accomodate you". So, if you would please take your belongings and go to the gate, we need to get this flight out on time.
Passenger: Under breath, "GD Son-&&-a-&*^^^.
Agent: "Yes sir", can I help you, we are about to close out this flight".
Passenger: "I was told by this insulting flight attendant that I must leave the a/c and purchase an extra seat". She thinks I'm too fat for one seat".
Agent: "Sorry about this, sir", but its USAirways policy. I didn't make this rule. Unfortunately, there are no more seats on this flight. You can stand-by for the next flight, but it is over sold by 20. I can probably get you on the last flight of the night, barring no weather cancellation, there is a snow storm coming in the area by this afternoon." However, I am willing to provide you lunch.
Passenger: "Are you going to provide me two vouchers, since I now have been rated to occupy two seats?????!!!!
Don't bother, I'll just call the TV station and inform them of USAirways insulting discrimination policy, and will hire me an attorney!!!
Yea, this will go over really big...with the flying public. B)
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If it's not in the contract, is it really even an issue?
MMB
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Southwest has been doing this for a long time. Too fat to fit between the armrests, you buy an additional seat. They do wave the rule if there are empty seats on the plane.
What’s 1 inch? Ask someone sitting in the middle seat between two fatties.
Two fatties who haven’t bathed.
And the kid behind you got a new baseball for his birthday.
And …
What’s 1 inch? Ask someone sitting in the middle seat between two fatties.
Two fatties who haven’t bathed.
And the kid behind you got a new baseball for his birthday.
And …
Travels2mch
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Don't forget the in-flight farters. :down:
USCREW
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Just came in on an all-nighter and noticed that MOST people on this morning's flight exceeded ONE inch on either side. Only one person needed a belt-extender, and she had both arm rests up, and overflowed at least four inches on both sides. There is no way that this can be enforced inflight. It's too embarassing for all involved. Southwest does this before the pax boards. F/As need to e-mail inflight and AFA.
sky high states: Guess I'll be calling a lawyer too when I'm bitchslapped by the (overweight) passenger.
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looks like two seats are needed, please step out and go to the gate area to purchase two seats",..
For something (like this) that will be VERY controversial there needs to be more information from the company than 3 little bullet points at the end of a more general
"Airport Service changes" email.
This is extemely subjective. I can see it now, the agent wants the flight out on time so they state "I don't see an extra inch".
If there is any question about size then the company needs recruit/train people who will be sensitive to these situations and have them deal with it prior to boarding, not during the process.
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While I understand the situation this puts all involved in why is it that the issue of " passengers of size" always comes up in the media? Do we hear anything being done with "passengers of length" who can't fit in a standard airline seat due to the seat back in front of them digging into their knees? To be comfortable in an airplane you have to be about 5'9" and no bigger. If the passenger does not fit in a seat should the person who paid for their WHOLE seat next to the passenger of size be inconvenienced? Whatever the reasons or explanations I sure won't be telling an overweight passenger to leave the plane. Hell no. I say nip that little or excuse me big problem in the bud at the gate. Don't pass the buck.
USCREW
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Maybe passengers should be measured by total body MASS; how much space they actually occupy--height, length, width, and how much of the oxygen they suck up.
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To the G/A's and the F/A's here.....
I'm 6'4" and the weight is not my problem. It's is my shoulders. I will be over the one inch rule on the Barbie Jets.
Should you decide to ask that I leave the plane, save yourself some time and bring a LEO with you, because the only way I'm getting off is in cuffs.......
And if there are two of us of like stature sitting next to each other, who are you going to take off? Both of us? You may want to bring two LEO's.....
I'm 6'4" and the weight is not my problem. It's is my shoulders. I will be over the one inch rule on the Barbie Jets.
Should you decide to ask that I leave the plane, save yourself some time and bring a LEO with you, because the only way I'm getting off is in cuffs.......
And if there are two of us of like stature sitting next to each other, who are you going to take off? Both of us? You may want to bring two LEO's.....
