Makes sense. I heard big people have already been doing this out of courtesy.
A1sauc3d on
I mean, fair enough. No one wants to get stuck next to someone like that. Not fair to other passengers for you to be spilling over into their seat.
FearlessFerret7611 on
So what are the logistics of this? How do they confirm if a person is plus sized, and when?
If they wait until you’re boarding then you can’t exactly buy an extra seat if it’s already occupied.
Or are they not letting you fly on that flight and making you buy two seats on the next flight?
Are they making people enter their weight or BMI when they purchase a ticket so that a 2nd one can be bought ahead of time?
VoightofReason on
What’s the threshold? Asking for OPs mother
CapMarkoRamius on
They already issued tickets for plus sized passengers and issued refunds for extra seat charges after the flight.
The change here is that they’ll only refund the extra charge if the flight wasn’t full. Fair compromise, IMHO.
Source: am fluffy and used this.
kinglouie493 on
I’m tall, can I buy the seat in front of me and have it removed for the flight?
ArcTangentt on
For many of the folks, first class would be the better (and obviously more spacious) option.
quikbit on
How long until we get a Kevin Smith Southwest type fiasco again lol
Vented55 on
I’m big and already do this, I’d be mortified if I paid for one seat and took up half of someone else’s! It’s my own fault I’m this large so why should other people suffer, it’s so easy to do, I’ve done it the last 3 flights I’ve been on.
HimTiser on
I am imagining this on the jetway
Ok_Appearance_3532 on
Makes total sense for economy class.
SpaceRangerWoody on
Good. I got stuck sitting next to a 400 pound dude on a small plane and I was literally pressed up against the window the whole flight. No extra seats so I couldn’t move somewhere else. Worst experience ever.
Swippityphoop on
I’m a large fella. I don’t need a seatbelt extender or anything, but I’m at the max of the normal seatbelt. I do my best to shrink my size and always go aisle. I’m curious where the line is drawn.
Roscoe_P_Trolltrain on
gonna be a bitch when he checks in with the C section and can’t get his seats next to each other.
SigmaLance on
So do they get the extra seat? Otherwise this won’t get very far before the first lawsuit.
No-Cat-2980 on
Who wants to share 1/4 to 1/2 of the seat they paid 100% for?
romafa on
Don’t they sometimes take these seats back when the flight is overbooked?
GeronimoHero on
Fucking finally. So glad they’re doing this. It’s so uncomfortable being next to someone who’s enormous and overflowing in to your seat on the plane. This was a long time coming and I’m thrilled to see it.
AmberDuke05 on
I’m okay with this but airlines have been shrinking seats for a while now and I feel like they won’t stop now.
AndyC333 on
I’m large. I get first class when I can.
I have bought the extra seat, and then had someone on standby take my extra seat. Total BS, no one was happy.
Nude_Dr_Doom on
I’m about to start stuffing my hoodie with pillows just so I can get another seat for the sole purpose of not sitting next to anyone.
Pyewacket667 on
if you’re using 2 seats – you should pay for 2 seats… duh.
TheMagickConch on
It makes sense. But it’s still shitty how airlines are allowed to pack us in like sardines.
MarqueeOfStars on
Flying home after a loved one died, I bought the middle seat beside me so I could have some space. The flight attendants moved someone into that seat over my PROFOUND arguments. They just moved my “empty” seat somewhere else.
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No objection whatsoever.
Makes sense. I heard big people have already been doing this out of courtesy.
I mean, fair enough. No one wants to get stuck next to someone like that. Not fair to other passengers for you to be spilling over into their seat.
So what are the logistics of this? How do they confirm if a person is plus sized, and when?
If they wait until you’re boarding then you can’t exactly buy an extra seat if it’s already occupied.
Or are they not letting you fly on that flight and making you buy two seats on the next flight?
Are they making people enter their weight or BMI when they purchase a ticket so that a 2nd one can be bought ahead of time?
What’s the threshold? Asking for OPs mother
They already issued tickets for plus sized passengers and issued refunds for extra seat charges after the flight.
The change here is that they’ll only refund the extra charge if the flight wasn’t full. Fair compromise, IMHO.
Source: am fluffy and used this.
I’m tall, can I buy the seat in front of me and have it removed for the flight?
For many of the folks, first class would be the better (and obviously more spacious) option.
How long until we get a Kevin Smith Southwest type fiasco again lol
I’m big and already do this, I’d be mortified if I paid for one seat and took up half of someone else’s! It’s my own fault I’m this large so why should other people suffer, it’s so easy to do, I’ve done it the last 3 flights I’ve been on.
I am imagining this on the jetway
Makes total sense for economy class.
Good. I got stuck sitting next to a 400 pound dude on a small plane and I was literally pressed up against the window the whole flight. No extra seats so I couldn’t move somewhere else. Worst experience ever.
I’m a large fella. I don’t need a seatbelt extender or anything, but I’m at the max of the normal seatbelt. I do my best to shrink my size and always go aisle. I’m curious where the line is drawn.
gonna be a bitch when he checks in with the C section and can’t get his seats next to each other.
So do they get the extra seat? Otherwise this won’t get very far before the first lawsuit.
Who wants to share 1/4 to 1/2 of the seat they paid 100% for?
Don’t they sometimes take these seats back when the flight is overbooked?
Fucking finally. So glad they’re doing this. It’s so uncomfortable being next to someone who’s enormous and overflowing in to your seat on the plane. This was a long time coming and I’m thrilled to see it.
I’m okay with this but airlines have been shrinking seats for a while now and I feel like they won’t stop now.
I’m large. I get first class when I can.
I have bought the extra seat, and then had someone on standby take my extra seat. Total BS, no one was happy.
I’m about to start stuffing my hoodie with pillows just so I can get another seat for the sole purpose of not sitting next to anyone.
if you’re using 2 seats – you should pay for 2 seats… duh.
It makes sense. But it’s still shitty how airlines are allowed to pack us in like sardines.
Flying home after a loved one died, I bought the middle seat beside me so I could have some space. The flight attendants moved someone into that seat over my PROFOUND arguments. They just moved my “empty” seat somewhere else.
My rage still knows no bounds.