You fatist!

 

... a division of Fat Air Fuels.

 

Airlines starts to sell upgraded "Giant" seats ( For an additional Fee no less!)

https://travel.yahoo.com/blogs/compass/allegiant-air-offers--giant-seats-213327205.html

 

That's not even the same thing. When you take a flight, you are paying for the trip, not for the seating. Under your logic the fat person would be paying for the seats at the restaurant and not the meal.

Whatever man, you just don't get it. It's not a black and white subject. Where does it stop?

Should people who are too tall not be allowed to go the movie theater? Should they have to pay extra for a seat in the back so that there head doesn't block other people?

Do any of the people hardcore bitching about this even take regular flights? Are you surrounded by obese people everywhere you go? Are they constantly sitting on you in flights? It's ridiculous. I hope one day you all suffer some indignity these people are constantly subjected to and rather than someone feel compassion for you, they snicker and laugh at you.

 

Here's an idea:
What if they make the seating larger overall and then offer discount seating for smaller people? As it is, it seems like you have to be under 5ft to be comfortable on some airlines.

 

You are most certainly paying for the seat - why does standby exist if not paying for the seat.

Also the Airlines view it as you paying for a seat. Here's AA policy:

Extra Seat Procedures
Updated: 31May13

For the safety and comfort of all customers, American has aligned their seating accommodation policies with other major airlines regarding customers who may require more than one seat. The Extra Seat Policy applies to American Airlines, American Eagle and American Connection for domestic and international flights. A customer may elect to purchase an additional seat for privacy or because they are:

Unable to fit into a single seat in their ticketed cabin and/or
Unable to properly buckle their seatbelt using a single seatbelt extender (available upon request from a flight attendant) and/or
Unable to lower both armrests without encroaching upon the adjacent seating space or another customer.
The extra seat name should appear as 2.1PAX LAST NAME/ EXST for the extra seat.

EXAMPLE: 2.1HOWELL/ EXST

You will be required to enter SFPD for Extra/Additional Seats. You may duplicate the same SFPD data which was entered for the passenger even though the First Name is EXST. This information is necessary for ticketing only, it will not be sent to TSA.

EXAMPLE:

4DOCS/DB/01JAN53/M/HOWELL/THURSTON/BACKUS-N1.1
4DOCS/DB/01JAN53/M/HOWELL/THURSTON/BACKUS-N2.1
NOTE: The above is a SABRE format; for OA GDS formats, please contact them directly

When a customer advises that they require an extra seat:

Book two seats based on customer's request.
There is no limit to the number of extra seats that a passenger may purchase.
Extra seats are not exempt from Main Cabin Extra (MCE) or Preferred Seat purchase.
If a passenger purchases an extra seat, and requests two MCE or Preferred seats or a combination of the two, the passenger will be charged for both seats, including taxes for both seats.
If the agency is not on Direct Connect to obtain these seats the customer will have to contact American RES or go on to aa.com to request these seats.
The same taxes apply for the second seat in the EXST name field.
Charge the applicable adult fare for the extra seat, minus PFC charges:

Retain the fare with the ticket designator SEAT to deduct the PFC charges.
The ticket designator SEAT may be applied to deduct PFC charges. If the SEAT designator is unsupported by the GDS, you may choose to issue the ticket with the PFC charges.
You may contact Sales Support for assistance for the SEAT designator for a PFC charge waiver.
AAdvantage® upgrades are not allowed for a purchased extra seat, but AAdvantage upgrades are allowed for a cabin baggage seat.
Extra seat tickets follow purchased fare rules for refunding purposes.
If a passenger qualifies for an electronic ticket for the first seat, the second seat may also be an electronic ticket.
Baggage policy applies to passenger's ticket only.
Reservations for additional seats will be able to reserve or change seat assignments on aa.com.
Extra seats cannot be purchased for a pet.


https://www.aa.com/i18n/agency/Booking_Ticketing/eticketing/AA_electronic_ticketing.jsp#Electronic

 

I feel like discriminating on fat people is deemed alright by the general public as apparently anyone who is fat, is really just a lazy slob that does it to themselves.

 

The Incredible Shrinking Plane Seat

 

 

 

 

we've had more spacious seating available as an upgrade for many years now, it's usually called first class or business class.

my suggestion was subtly different. Even average-sized people find airline seating a tight fit, so maybe there is an argument for making seats slightly bigger as the norm. You could then have compact seating available for those under a certain height and weight at a discount.

Maybe people think it's all he same difference, but it might just be a little more passenger-friendly than the current situation where we pretend people should be able to fit into these seats unless they've self-inflicted obesity onto themselves and the rest of us.

 

Treating people differently because of who they are or what they look like is pretty well the exact definition of discrimination.

I call it corporate greed coupled with a unrealistic view on what the NEW NORMAL is for the average North American. People are not getting any smaller and with Taco Bell serving breakfast there is little doubt that things will change.

If the Fat person was provided an extra seat at no charge, the other people on the plane would be better off, no? More room and comfort for everyone. Granted, the overall fares could be affected, but at this point it's probably just a drop in the bucket.

And remember this is not just over weight people we are talking about. Kevin Smith famously was thrown off an airplane for being too fat fly and he is a pretty big dude. By his own admission he was able to sit in the seat, with the arm rest down yet was still signalled out.