Flying inoted airlines obese6/24/2023 ![]() I survived this terrible flight, but I am wondering what you guys would have done. Even the tray table could barely be there. I couldn’t really do anything properly – impossible to sleep in such a position or to use my laptop. ![]() The fat person (to be fair) asked the if he could be seated somewhere else, but she said the plane was full and she couldn’t do anything (it was indeed full).ĭuring the flight, my legs “ asleep” because they were pressured so much, so I had to move quite often in the seat to make sure I got the proper circulation. I had to cramp next to my girlfriend just to be there. Well all of a sudden, he is taking 20-30 percent of my seat. He asked me if he could lift it, and I said sure (I had no idea what followed or that he was so big). ![]() He was so big that he could not sit in his seat unless the arm-rest was up. This REALLY fat person set next to me (in the aisle seat). As a case in point, this forum thread: Seated next to a really overweight person–what to do? Here was the situation:Ī FlyerTalker was flying United Airlines from Newark to Miami in Economy Plus. The cabin is a place of close confines and awkward encounters, a place where even experienced passengers struggle to navigate delicate situations. Want to read more? Check out the Reports From the Forum tag, or head to the forum yourself to see what the FlyerTalk is about. The Spirit Airlines policy for obese passengers states customers of size must purchase a second seat “to accommodate a guest of size who encroaches on an adjacent seat area and/or is unable to sit in a single seat with the armrests lowered.The FlyerTalk Forum is a pretty big place, so when a particularly good piece of FlyerTalk comes across our desks, we put it on the front page for regular Reports From the Forum. The seats with inflatable seatbelts can be found on their website. Information on seat belt sizes on many different Spirit Airlines aircraft is not available and while they do offer seat belt extenders, you can’t use on the inflatable seatbelts. These seats, however, are extremely popular for many travelers, not just plus-size travelers due to the minimal legroom in the rest of the aircraft.Ĭomparatively, the rest of the aircraft offers seat sizes of approximately 17.8 inches wide and about 30″ pitch. They do note that their “Big Front Seats” do provide a width of 18.5 inches with a 36″ pitch. However, at the time of updating this information (2020) they no longer offer this information. Spirit Airlines has many different aircraft models in their fleet that they provided detailed information in seat sizes for. This can make the purchasing decision a little easier for individuals, even obese and plus-size travelers who might want a little more room and opt to purchase a second seat for themselves.įrontier Airlines Seat Size: 18.1 inches wide (aisle & window seats), 19.3 inches wide (middle seat) In the policy for obese travelers, Frontier does mention that they can move passengers for their comfort on flights that are not fully booked.įrontier Airlines offers many different options for flying and holds some of the cheapest flights in the United States currently. The Frontier Airlines policy for obese passengers states that if a passenger cannot lower the armrest and/or they overlap into the seat next to them Frontier request the passenger to purchase a second seat. However, because there is no known information provided to customers either online or through their customer service about the length of seat belts and seat belt extender lengths this places them at the bottom of our list. Frontier Airlines offers two of the largest seat options on this list starting at 18.1 inches wide for the aisle & window seats and the middle seat measuring in at 19.3 inches wide.
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