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04-15-2009, 05:22 PM | #1 | |
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Overweight? United Airlines may charge you
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04-15-2009, 05:27 PM | #2 |
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I swear they have made the seats smaller. I know they have jammed them in so they can have more seats on the plane...even little me felt like I was packed in like a sardine. The seats were so close together that I could not lean forward enough to reach my purse on the floor at my feet. Im 5'1'' and 110 pounds. A 300 pounder wouldnt even be able to slide into the seat.
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04-15-2009, 05:30 PM | #3 |
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I flew with a cow orker to Las Vegas for conference one year. She had to get one seatbelt extender. I can't imagine how you could fit into the seat in the first place if you needed two. She was, I don't know...400 and something pounds. She wasn't even slightly apprehensive about asking for the extender: she had been large all her life.
Anyway, I thought they already charged for two seats if you take up two seats: what has changed?
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04-15-2009, 05:33 PM | #4 |
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I don't think a 300 pounder is what this affects. But I'd like to get an idea of exactly how large you have to be to have an issue with this.
Is weight really the issue? I can't believe that. So what if they buy two seats - can't sit in both of them at the same time ... can they?
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04-15-2009, 05:40 PM | #5 |
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Well yeah...if they leave the armrest up between the two seats, and get a seatbelt extender, or two.
I'm confused: what do you think the issue is? The rules are pretty clear.
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04-15-2009, 05:42 PM | #6 |
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I'm effectively a 300 pounder. i was probably over 300 when I flew to TX 2 yrs ago, and it was torture. I didn't spill into my neighbor's seat, but was glad it was a smaller person.
On the 5 hour flight to AZ on the way to Cabo last fall, I was prolly 295 and got stuck in between to full sized (225-245lb?) men. That sucked bad. I cannot imagine what someone 350+ goes through when they fly. If I was that big, I guess I'd try out first class.
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04-15-2009, 06:19 PM | #7 |
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I sat next to one of those people on a Disney bus last week. Resulted in my having to sit with my own rump right on the hump between two seats; not a comfy ride at all.
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04-16-2009, 12:14 AM | #8 |
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I think it's fine that they are charging more for someone that big. Why should a smaller person have to suffer because the person next to them is too big for their seat? Just give them two seats, then the problem goes away. Unless of course they are so huge they take up 3 seats.
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04-16-2009, 10:39 AM | #9 |
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How tall are you Jim? If you are anywhere near 300 you are carrying it exceedingly well in your pictures.
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04-16-2009, 09:26 PM | #10 |
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I fully support the change by the Airlines.
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04-17-2009, 03:10 AM | #11 |
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I'd support it if they hadn't been slowly making the seats smaller to fit more in.
Its a good idea, but if people were paying what we should (for a three hour jorney £15 - $22.50) you'd be able to afford two seats easily. Although, as I fly with my family normaly, if one of us is taking up too much space you are going to know about it. Usualy for a few weeks. |
04-17-2009, 07:38 AM | #12 | |
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04-17-2009, 08:10 AM | #13 | |
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04-17-2009, 08:32 AM | #14 |
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Jim, we've met and I still don't believe it. I would have guessed more like 250 max. I think Jinx has you on a "special" scale.
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04-17-2009, 09:18 AM | #15 |
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keep in mind that my head weighs about 70 lbs alone.
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