United Airlines - Overweight passengers

arewethereyet

I have a friend who has always had this issue. She flies only on 'off' times and has never had an issue. If you take up 2 seats you should pay for 2 seats (unless the flight is underbooked)

I wanted the full 3 seats when my BFF and I flew to Colorado. We booked our flight on off time for the cheaper fair and less pll on the flight.

We had the full row to ourselves, and there were 3-4 other rows with open seats.

They are getting ready to close up........last minute dude with his expensive briefcase and cologne is walking down the isle......I get migraines from cologne but it had nothing to do with my next move.

As he approached, getting closer and closer............I grabbed the puke bag and WRETCHED.... I mean the sound and violence almost made me really get sick!! I continued as he came down the isle. He made a :embarassed: :frown: :sick: face at me and I coughed........with out covering my mouth. and said loudly to my friend who was laughing so hard, holding it in, I think she peed her pants a little. I said OMG I am so sorry the FLU has caught me on our 5 hr flight!

He def found another seat.

So this is the way Jeannie handles a hard subject. With a story.

Thank you, have a nice day. :flowerforyou:

MyaPapaya75

Very interesting topic....I dont think anyone really chooses to be morbidly obese its more of lack of knowledge and information and upbringing...and by the time they understand how important being fit and healthy is they are really way too far and it takes sooooo much to bring them back to a healthy weight and lifestyle......charging more for people that take up 2 seats seems fair...however enforcing it will turn into discrimination cases Im sure.:drinker:

czewwhat

I have a friend who has always had this issue. She flies only on 'off' times and has never had an issue. If you take up 2 seats you should pay for 2 seats (unless the flight is underbooked)

I wanted the full 3 seats when my BFF and I flew to Colorado. We booked our flight on off time for the cheaper fair and less pll on the flight.

We had the full row to ourselves, and there were 3-4 other rows with open seats.

They are getting ready to close up........last minute dude with his expensive briefcase and cologne is walking down the isle......I get migraines from cologne but it had nothing to do with my next move.

As he approached, getting closer and closer............I grabbed the puke bag and WRETCHED.... I mean the sound and violence almost made me really get sick!! I continued as he came down the isle. He made a :embarassed: :frown: :sick: face at me and I coughed........with out covering my mouth. and said loudly to my friend who was laughing so hard, holding it in, I think she peed her pants a little. I said OMG I am so sorry the FLU has caught me on our 5 hr flight!

He def found another seat.

So this is the way Jeannie handles a hard subject. With a story.

Thank you, have a nice day. :flowerforyou:

There you go, planning to fly in an off time, Booking a flight that there are less people on the plane, a very good solution I think, The suggestion(made by others) that there be a couple of rows of larger seats for the larger passengers would also cause a problem. Didn't the back of the bus get thrown out in the 60's. And as an average size person, why wouldn't I want one of those more spacious seats? Would the attendant tell me sorry but you are not big enough to get the extra space?The airlines are in a lose, lose situation. People who don't want their space invaded are being put upon by those who think it is a matter of being kind to them, the larger people feel taken advantage of by the airlines. At least your solution saves the larger person the humiliation of being forced to buy two seats, and saves the smaller person the pain and discomfort of the Overlapping into their space.

havingitall

Why not charge more for people who are too tall and whose knees push up against the seat ahead of them, infringing on that person's space (been there, hurts to have someone's knees pushed into your back an entire flight) or have to have their knees to the side in order to fit, which also infringes on that person's space?

Or what about having to pay extra to put your seat back so that you're basically in the lap of the person behind you?

Let's be fair about it, and then I"d have no problem with it.

Careful... those are my kness in your back. I have a 36" inseam so my legs are very long. My brother has a 38" inseam. I hate when people recline their seats into my lap.... it hurts so much!!!

I would be willing to pay more for leg room. I was recently on a 5 hour flight and had to get up several times just to stretch out

czewwhat

Why not charge more for people who are too tall and whose knees push up against the seat ahead of them, infringing on that person's space (been there, hurts to have someone's knees pushed into your back an entire flight) or have to have their knees to the side in order to fit, which also infringes on that person's space?

Or what about having to pay extra to put your seat back so that you're basically in the lap of the person behind you?

Let's be fair about it, and then I"d have no problem with it.

Careful... those are my kness in your back. I have a 36" inseam so my legs are very long. My brother has a 38" inseam. I hate when people recline their seats into my lap.... it hurts so much!!!

I would be willing to pay more for leg room. I was recently on a 5 hour flight and had to get up several times just to stretch out

The emergency exit row is a bit wider than the other rows, If you talk to the boarding crew they would definately put you in the longer leg room seats for your comfort as well as the comfort of the people whose back might be in your lap so to speak.. I think the paying more is what has so many people upset, but as I said earlier, humans are nothing more than walking cargo, the more cargo the more it cost to ship. It would be truly impossible to predict the changing needs of every flight so the airlines have to choose a profitable "normal" range with which to design its seats and capacity of the planes.

havingitall

There is not that much more leg room in the emergency exit row despite popular belief. Airplanes are not comfortable.

I think I need my own lear jet.......yeah...that's it

czewwhat

There is not that much more leg room in the emergency exit row despite popular belief. Airplanes are not comfortable.

I think I need my own lear jet.......yeah...that's it

Okay the first row of seats behind the Pilots Bulkhead do have more leg room, they usually put wheelchair passengers there first. but with careful booking you could get those seats.

The personal jet sounds good tho, if you have the money!

Phoenix_Rising

Airplanes are uncomfortable, period. (At least coach is.)

I like the walking cargo analogy best. You pay for what you bring. If it all fits in one seat, you buy one ticket. If you fill more than one seat, you pay for 2 seats or more. (Minimum purchase requirement of 1 seat. No skinny people discounts )

czewwhat

Airplanes are uncomfortable, period. (At least coach is.)

I like the walking cargo analogy best. You pay for what you bring. If it all fits in one seat, you buy one ticket. If you fill more than one seat, you pay for 2 seats or more. (Minimum purchase requirement of 1 seat. No skinny people discounts )

Lauryn threw out the S work! Thinner people don't like that word any more than larger people like the word Fat used to describe them. naughty girl!!!!!! I'm not sure you will find many of them on this site tho.

Dave198lbs

The Cubs are in first place

havingitall

There is not that much more leg room in the emergency exit row despite popular belief. Airplanes are not comfortable.

I think I need my own lear jet.......yeah...that's it

Okay the first row of seats behind the Pilots Bulkhead do have more leg room, they usually put wheelchair passengers there first. but with careful booking you could get those seats.

The personal jet sounds good tho, if you have the money!

Those are good seats. Unfortunately when I travel for business it is usually last minute bookings and the good seats are all taken. *whine whine whine*

Phoenix_Rising

Airplanes are uncomfortable, period. (At least coach is.)

I like the walking cargo analogy best. You pay for what you bring. If it all fits in one seat, you buy one ticket. If you fill more than one seat, you pay for 2 seats or more. (Minimum purchase requirement of 1 seat. No skinny people discounts )

Lauryn threw out the S work! Thinner people don't like that word any more than larger people like the word Fat used to describe them. naughty girl!!!!!! I'm not sure you will find many of them on this site tho.

Whoops!! haha, did I offend? LOL

czewwhat

The Cubs are in first place

How about that private jet for our friend with the long legs, should we all take up a collection?:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Shannon023

The Cubs are in first place

You should start a thread for people who care. :explode:

czewwhat

The Cubs are in first place

You should start a thread for people who care. :explode:

Shannon! Dave is loved by all and his humor is sometimes a breath of fresh air in these threads!
Here is to the Cubs, who probably never sit in coach on cramped airplanes!:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

arewethereyet

The Cubs are in first place

You should start a thread for people who care. :explode:

Shannon! Dave is loved by all and his humor is sometimes a breath of fresh air in these threads!
Here is to the Cubs, who probably never sit in coach on cramped airplanes!:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Really, the cubbies are in 1st place?? I must call my almost DIL and WOOT WOOT with her!!

LuckyLeprechaun

Dave is not loved by all, he makes people mad on a regular basis.

don't get me wrong... I Dave, even if he rips on Fox News:huh:

But not everybody can handle his no-sugar-coating approach:laugh:

LuckyLeprechaun

or his love for the Cubs

kerrilucko

if you take up 2 seats you should have to pay for 2 seats. Otherwise they are losing money- that second seat could have been sold to another passenger. I think it's fair.

czewwhat

if you take up 2 seats you should have to pay for 2 seats. Otherwise they are losing money- that second seat could have been sold to another passenger. I think it's fair.

Bump!

czewwhat

Dave is not loved by all, he makes people mad on a regular basis.

don't get me wrong... I Dave, even if he rips on Fox News:huh:

But not everybody can handle his no-sugar-coating approach:laugh:

I say less B S more raw truth, I am jealous of his goals all reached!
How about a shot of that fat free physique Dave! We are waiting!

LuckyLeprechaun

there's a pic of him holding his doggie on his profile page

artist22

I have a friend that works on these planes. They may have changed it, but the extention they give for the seat belts on the back may still say "FAT", so they've been insensitive for years.
As we all know dicrimination with overweight people hits many areas, but the place it hits the hardest is the heart.

czewwhat

there's a pic of him holding his doggie on his profile page

Yeah, but us lusty old gals want to see skin, pectorals at least! :blushing:

memaw66

I think it is fair but I am concerned that it may add to an already uncomfortable situation for the person requiring more than one seat. I've never needed more than one seat but I imagine it would make me uncomfortable flying if I did need more than one seat.

I wonder if the airline has considered adding a special seat or row of seats on the plane to accomodate passengers who require more than one seat. That way, if I needed more than one seat, I would be comfortable. I mean really even when you raise the armrest there is a tiny space between the two seats. If you decide to sit in the middle of your two seats, you can't use the headrest.

This was going to be my suggestion. Then if there are no passengers on that flight that require more than one seat, they can let 2 more people on. The passengers that require more than one seat should let that be known when purchasing a ticket so that the sales person doesn't have the difficult job of embarrassing these poor people.

chulie

Hmmm this is all very interesting..I think the issue comes into play when people add emotion to facts. Fact:Two solid objects cannot occupy the same spot at the same time.
Fact: if you take two of ANYTHING anywhere in life, you pay for them!!! If you take up 2 seats, pay for 2. You would never walk into a furniture store and expect them to give you two kitchen chairs but you only want to pay for 1, simply because you wouldnt fit in just 1 kitchen chair right??? If you didnt fit in one, you would go and buy a larger one, hence what 1st class is, a larger chair!!

I realize it's a sensitive issue but facts are facts and they only get dicey when people attach emotion to them. Saying it's not nice or hurts peoples feelings, yes, I totally agree it does, but being nice doesnt change facts and its definitely not how business is done. Would it be nice if they made larger seats, yes, Im 5'9 so I do feel the cramped seating myself, but lets face it, the airlines arent in the business of being "nice" its business...........so while in a perfect world, yes everyone would fit nicely into seats and everyone would be nice to everyone, thats never going to happen. So fact is fact, you take up 2, you pay for 2.

singfree

(I kiddingly say this) Maybe the airlines should have a mock "seat" next to the contraption that you check to see if your carry-on is oversize. Seriously though, airlines are selling a seat of defined dimensions. If your seat takes up two seats, then you must pay accordingly, or travel business or first class.

I once had the pleasure of being on a 2 hour bus trip with a woman's "hangover" in my lap...no fun!

candycaneps

Some of your responses annoyed me. I would look at your pictures and then realize why you are upset about this rule. That is harsh to say, but very true. I am not skinny minnie but I can fit in my chair and I do NOT want someone overflowing into mine, so if a person needs two seats, I see nothing wrong with them being charged for both. I have never ever seen someone that is too tall for their own seat, but I see overweight people on every flight I go on.

fatstrat

I think if you can't fit into one airline seat, you should also get two dinners for the price of one anywhere you eat, double the groceries for the same price, and twice the orgasms for the same price if you visit Vegas.

fatstrat

and twice the orgasms for the same price if you visit Vegas.

And that would be twice the calories burned, for the same price.

Here's to healthy living! :drinker: