Plus-size Traveler Demands Additional Seating and Better Airline Accommodations

ADDED: do you realise how much the consulting industry’s advisory has changed the airline market to be margin focused? The standard economy cabin is compact ON PURPOSE: less leg room, narrower bodies. Compared to the cabins of a Middle Eastern carrier like Emirates, whose operations are subsidised by gulf oil money to British airways. If weight was truly an issue you would not be able to pay for an extra bag. Those extra calcs are to help think about emergency flight paths. The probability of a plane needing that mileage is statistically low. Planes fall out of the sky when Russians and Americans take out their geo-political (patriarchal) backed frustrations out on civilians with military grade missiles or when companies like Boeing accelerate their GTM With a bro handshake to pass FAA safety regulations in the name of profit maximisation

The 180 lbs rule is an airline industry standard, NOT my personal opinion. It is used as an AVERAGE. Because some people will be heavier and some will be lighter. However with the obsesity epidemic those standards have had to change.

Fuel is a part of the weight calculation but so are the souls on board, the cargo, and the luggage. Which is WHY luggage has to fall beneath 50lbs. You do understand there is a reason why they weigh our luggage right? And yes you can pay for an extra bag, but they calculate that into the total weight limit. And when they plane is approaching it's total weight limit, they stop allowing extra bags on board. On numerous occasions, I've been asked to take stuff out of my luggage because it's overweight limit.

Outside of several major airline carriers that HAVE crashed due to over weight limits, we can't forget about how the famous R and B singer Aliyah died. She died in a plane crash precisely because they were over weight limit. They insisted on having having heavy instrument equipment on board, which the pilots warned would be too much and yes the plane fell out of the sky due to having too much weight and crashed. Look it up.

And nobody is fat shaming. I am fucking fat myself at 200lbs! I am merely stating FACTS of why weight on a plane matters. This has nothing to do with fat shaming people. It's has everything to do with aerodynamics and G forces which apparently YOU know nothing about.

Here is an article from Nov 2022 that's talks about the FAA changing their passenger weight limits due to everyone getting fatter. They are blocking off 6 seats per flight to accommodate the weight gain from both males and females because of our obesity epidemic. The 180 lbs per person rule was used decades ago before obesity became a prevalent issue. https://www.google.com/amp/s/travelnoire.com/amp/united-airlines-is-blocking-seats-under-new-weight-requirements-per-passenger

Not only does weight matter but weight distribution on the plane matters. For example, you cant have more people at the front of the plane than the back..I have been asked to change seats before to more evenly distribute the weight on both ends of the plane..weigh distribution of luggage matter as well. They don't just throw your luggage under the plane without thought. They spread it out evenly making sure the weight's evenly distributed from the front and back of the plane..

I think she's actually serious or else why make a petition. I don't agree with all of it though. If you're that big, then buy 2 seats or lose weight.

I agree. I'm over 6 feet tall and I have to pay for extra room too. Some have argued that being overweight is, for the most part, controllable, unlike height. Unless us tall folks get special treatment too, she should get nothing

how do we decide who gets larger seat for no extra cost? A wheelchair user doesn’t necessarily need more room that anyone else, same with pregnant women. also weight displacement is a thing and is how planes fly.

In first class, I don’t think people will be upset that there’s someone fat there. You’re the one calling these people “disgusting fatties”

Most people don’t care what other people are doing or what they look like. It’s projection what you’re saying. Most people just don’t want to sit next to someone who “spills” into their space when theres other options. It has nothing to do with sitting next to someone who is fat.

Yeah , I saw that it was sarcastic. But it doesn’t mean you’re not projecting your feelings onto it. FDS has talked about fat activism here and there in the podcast. so I think it’s fine to talk about it here too.

and if you think think men only judge a fat woman’s body, then I got news for you!

I know who you're talking about regarding the salon. While she did manage to lose a lot of weight, unfortunately the damage was ready done and she passed away.

Likewise

Also the fact that a certain someone had to make a post about this tells me she got so triggered. She laughed at your comment too.

I’m not bothered by that. I assume ppl who make a big deal out of your post are the ones who could be overweight but it other ppls fault somehow And refuse to do something about it.