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those who are large are no longer in charge
ouch:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30227335/?GT1=43001
Effective today, United Airlines has a new official policy that affects ?seatmates of size? and those passengers seated near them.
The airline?s policy ? posted on United's Web site ? states that if a passenger cannot fit into a single seat, buckle their seatbelt with an additional seatbelt extension, or put the seat?s armrest down, the airline will ask that passenger to pay for an extra seat or stay behind.
makes sense, but I have a feeling people are going to be PISSED.
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Re: those who are large are no longer in charge
yep. per the article, the person will be put on the next flight or given a refund.
there are going to be some mighty angry people out there.
It kinda makes sense. I mean, would you want to be the person sitting next to them?
I was on a flight once, and there was a girl spilling over her seat. Her fat was seriously over the armrest and into the other seat. She had an aisle seat. There was a girl in the middle seat, and she tried to move seats, but the flight was full and had to go back to the middle seat. She was not a happy camper.... I remember she said something like, "I'm the lucky one that gets to sit there." The big girl looked really embarrassed... and honestly, I thought she was going to cry. But this was a flight from CA to MI, so not a short one. I would not have wanted to be in that middle seat.
I feel terrible for those people but it makes sense. I just hope they are open to making special exceptions for people. What if someone is flying our for an emergency and can't afford to pay the extra seat?
All I am saying is I hope a special arrangement can be made other wise I see law suits of discrimination coming their way.
I'm pretty sure he's still in charge of our days and our nights. As well as our wrongs and our rights.
Bwhahaha!
This doesn?t make sense to me at all. Unless it is a safety concern, what is the point of making someone pay more just because they don?t fit well in their seat. What about all of the other people I do not want to sit next to on a flight? Do they have to pay more as well? The smelly armpit guy? The annoying jerk who won?t shut up? The sick lady who won?t stop coughing? If people had to pay more anytime they were annoying, the world would be a very, very different place.
Phew, I was scurred.
I agree with Melissa on this. It just feels wrong to do this.
I feel bad for anyone in that position, but at the same time to me it's less about being annoying, and more about making it fair. Gas costs more, and airlines are using more fuel than ever because the average weight per traveler has been steadily increasing. Have you noticed that the planes are flying slower/flights are taking longer than they did years ago? That's to conserve gas. Have you also noticed that there are fewer flights? The airlines need to make money too, and getting a passenger in each seat is huge for them. So if they have a passenger that takes up two seats, why shouldn't they have to pay for two seats? Does a mother who chooses not to hold their baby on their lap have to pay for the seat they take? I'm pretty sure they do. It's sad, but it's reality and it's business. I'm not sure why the airline needs to sacrifice for something they have no control over, i.e. a person's weight.
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I guess I look at it as possibly having to be the person that sits next to them. ?That would suck. ?I'm paying for a flight too, and I should be able to sit comfortably, without another person over flowing into my seat.
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large and in charge pg woman.?
If it is truly a case of them not fitting at all, and it is a full flight, how does them paying for an extra ticket suddenly free up a seat?
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wow, that really bites.
Yes, it does. And like I said, it just feels wrong.
This is totally your soft?side speaking.?
But for the record, it does feel wrong, and it would totally suck.?
Again, the airline has nothing to do with that person's weight. So the choice is to either lose money or pass the extra costs on to us. I don't blame them, and all they are asking is that the seatbelt fits with one extender, and the arm rests can be lowered. And according to the article, there are other airlines that have this kind of policy, but with no cut and dry enforcement.
I read more, and if they do not want to purchase the extra ticket, they can keep waiting until a flight with enough open seats comes available, or they can get a refund.
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i don't think this is wrong at all. it makes complete sense, and obviously has become a big enough problem that they've had to implement such a rule.
i may get flamed for this, but don't planes have a weight limit?
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I'm in the flameworthy group on this one. I had to sit in the middle with someone who was very large next to me. They fit in their sit but still were over on my side and I was uncomfortable the entire flight. If I am paying for a seat, I expect to be able to use all of it, not just the part that the person next to me is not using. There is such a small amount of space without having a very large person next to you.
This person would not fit in the current category. They would have needed to be much larger which I think is unacceptable for the neighboring passenger to have to deal with for any period of time.
It's not wrong.
It's logical, and it's not discriminatory.
Overweight people are not a protected class.
Anyone stupid enough to file a lawsuit will lose.