Southwest Airline Seat policy

steffilily

I will be taking a trip this fall and will be flying Southwest. I am curious if anyone here has ever been forced to buy a 2nd ticket because they were too big to fit in their 17 inch seats.

I am also using this as a motiviation to keep up with my daily goals on MFP and hoping my hip will shrink enough to comfortably fit into 17 inch seats.

I also wanted to ask if anyone out there know what hip size to fit just right into those 17 inch seats. The 17 inches are the measurement between armrests. I tried to find a seat in my home like that but I only have the rocking chair with 20 1/2 inch armrest. I am hoping to know what hip measurement i should have so I have a goal to get to that point within 6 months.

sarabig2fit

I weigh over 300 and have never had to pay for another seat. I just recently flew a few airlines going to Mexico and back from Washington state. I think you'll be fine! There were also people sitting in front of me that were bigger than I was and didn't have to buy another seat.

Either way, it is awesome motivation to try to be more comfortable and fit better in the seat! You can do it!

highland_sky

If you have a dining room chair with arms, that is a good measure too.

kimcat73

I flew Southwest in December when I was about 270 lbs, at 5'9" and my hips were measured at 53 inches. I fit fine. Hope this helps! Have a great trip!

Dottie27

I'm so glad you posted this topic. I'm sure it concerns a lot of people. Do you know how long the seat belts are before using an extension?

cenafan

I think it's going to depend a lot on how you carry your weight. I am all hips and butt....and I found the seats and belt (no extender) quite tight. I fit....but I wouldn't have wanted to do a 6 hour flight seated like that. I was only doing a quite 50 minute flight so it was fine.

lindasain

when I was at 275 the belt didn't fit so I did ask for the extension.. they were very nice about it and it hard to ask but I did and no big deal was made about it..