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2024-09-06 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Plus-sized passenger sparks heated debate after struggling to fit in plane seat - so who is really in the wrong?

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Posted by Besoeker 2024-09-06 10:06|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 Long time past 'accommodating' every special interest minorities. It's a self inflicted wound, take a ferry. Next demand car companies make drivers seats for the morbidly obese. Well, what about short skinny ones needing boosters? It's like the amusement rides - you have to be 'this' tall to ride.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-09-06 11:01|| 2024-09-06 11:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Had to squeeze the width to fit.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-09-06 11:16|| 2024-09-06 11:16|| Front Page Top

#3 If you are the size of cargo, you should be loaded with cargo. Solves that.

Posted by mossomo 2024-09-06 12:45|| 2024-09-06 12:45|| Front Page Top

#4 Kind of tired with the ill telling the healthy how to live.

The only practical solution to what these emotionally abusive bullies want is to have 2 and 3 seat benches located right at the passenger loading door. Because these seats are only safe for those of such size, everyone pays extra to cover the cost of those seats if they are not filled. If they are booked, they pay for those seats anyways. Now, this is usually Business or First Class, so what is the charge? If the benches are booked, have to catch another flight, potentially breaking up a traveling group.

Or run passengers through a fit box like with the carry on and call anyone who can't do that the safety hazard they are. I don't mean just mobility, got someone's flesh all over you who can't maintain their own hygiene.

Time to get healthy again. I'll start taking their medical condition seriously when they start taking it seriously. I've seen people do the fight and win. It is possible. It does take work.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-09-06 13:14|| 2024-09-06 13:14|| Front Page Top

I blame the airlines for permitting this type of abuse. Absolutely shameless and beyond the pale.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-09-06 13:28|| 2024-09-06 13:28|| Front Page Top

#6 Maybe a plane dedicated to 500lb life passengers. Have little hov-around pads to assist down the aisles like something out of Wall-E.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-09-06 13:35|| 2024-09-06 13:35|| Front Page Top

#7 The obese pictured passenger is out of line here, of course.
On the other hand, I'm well within the normal range of height and weight (6', lt 190lbs), and airplane seats cramp me in every direction but up--and on small craft "up" is a problem when I try to stand.

Posted by James 2024-09-06 17:27|| https://idontknowbut.blogspot.com 2024-09-06 17:27|| Front Page Top

#8 If you need two seats you should have to buy two tickets. No different than the overweight luggage charge.

Posted by Glenmore 2024-09-06 21:11|| 2024-09-06 21:11|| Front Page Top

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