Purchasing 2 seats on an airplane

if you're too fat to fit in one seat, you should buy two seats for safety reasons AND to avoid pissing off the other customers, it's pretty simple.. if a mother boarded a plane with her baby, and tried to claim that she only needed one seat because she could squeeze them both in it wouldn't be allowed, because they wouldn't fit and it would be dangerous.

It's called traveling with "infant in arms" and you absolutely can do it, you just need to let the airline know when checking in (if you use the self-check in kiosks, it will specifically ask if you're doing it), because you need to be seated where there are infant life vests and additional oxygen masks.

The first time I saw this, it was an American Airlines flight, not an Australian one.

It looks "shopped" to me. I thought any obstruction of the aisles was a violation of air safety regulation?

if you're too fat to fit in one seat, you should buy two seats for safety reasons AND to avoid pissing off the other customers, it's pretty simple.. if a mother boarded a plane with her baby, and tried to claim that she only needed one seat because she could squeeze them both in it wouldn't be allowed, because they wouldn't fit and it would be dangerous.

Infants under two years old can sit in a parent's lap as long as it is documented, and there is no need to purchase a seat for them unless there is reason for them to occupy it (international flights, etc.).

Back to the OP...when my parents began feeling uncomfortable in airplane seats, they began booking first class tickets. I know price can make it an issue, but for the comfort it really is worth it. And when my mom took me to Las Vegas for my birthday one year, sitting in first class was an added bonus for me.

It's fine to have a lap baby on international flights. I've had lap babies on 12 hour flights.

^ This. We've flown repeatedly on 17+ hour flights with ours. Never again! lol But we did it . . .

Wow, look how much taller he is than everyone else, too. I'm sure his legs are cramped in there like pretzels. At any rate, due to his width he should have bought two seats or the airline should have pulled him aside before boarding. At least he bought an aisle seat, but that doesn't help much when the cart needs to get by.

That was what I noticed right away. Yeah, he's fat. But he's huge too. Not only is he much taller than the other people, look how broad his shoulders are. He's going to take less space if he loses some weight, but still will be huge with less fat.

Um, I hate to break it to everyone who is having fun arguing about this, but it is entirely fake.

http://fiercefatties.com/2014/01/08/air-idiotica/

The pic is from 2009, and it would be illegal to take off like that.

Not to mention the 2 seats behind that row no one seems to be in. I am quite sure the picture is fake. I don't know where the picture came from, but did the guy with the blog post the picture? If so, its possible the guy just made it up or exaggerated quite a bit. I can't imagine the flight attendants being as incompetent as the guy claimed.

I don't think the photo is real. No airline attendants would let a flight take off with someone unable to buckle all the way.

I also don't think this photo is real because there is no way to move down the aisle, which I'm sure breaks some health and safety law/procedure on an airplane.