This woman seated between two obese people is awful but so are they for not buying the extra seat.

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Good customer service means making all your customers welcome. Airlines could:

- have some bigger seats that are more expensive but aren't double the price of others.
- be clear about seat sizes and distance between seats in the coming process
- dont move or rebook people who have chosen a bigger seat for this reason
- dont give away extra seats that are purchased for this reason
- don't overbook flights
- don't charge extra for seat selection

They already have a lot of that and/or it won't address the problem.

If you want a bigger seat, pay for first class. I travel a lot for work but I know my trip plans many months in advance. First class, when bought far ahead, is the same price as buying economy class a month or two ahead.

Seat sizes are easily found on seatguru.com and the airline's website. It's not hidden at all.

Seat selection is a value to customers.. they should charge for it if people are willing to pay. Besides, that won't solve the issue if 2 large people traveling together choose to sit in the same row/section.

I agree airlines shouldnt' give away extra seats -- I didn't realize this was so common.

The issue is the two larger adults clearly planned this to either get an empty middle seat or let someone else have the space burden. They should have picked two seats together instead of selfishly putting a stranger in the middle of them. I would have been pissed. I've had it happen and its miserable. She should have handled it better asking for a seat change, but most likely there were not any extra seats. The larger folks should should have put her on the isle and taken the window and middle.

I bet they at least know how to spell aisle since they were clever enough to go for this seat strategy.

+1

My DH and I do this all of the time. Why would you intentionally sit in a middle seat? If the middle seat gets taken then you can switch but if you book a middle seat you will definitely have a middle seat.

- frequent flyers, not obese

Its rude, you take two seats next to each other. No one wants to sit in the middle of your conversation, you handing things back and forth, etc. I have no issue with a middle seat but I don't want you touching me nor do I want to hear your conversations or stuff being passed back and forth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Good customer service means making all your customers welcome. Airlines could:

- have some bigger seats that are more expensive but aren't double the price of others.
- be clear about seat sizes and distance between seats in the coming process
- dont move or rebook people who have chosen a bigger seat for this reason
- dont give away extra seats that are purchased for this reason
- don't overbook flights
- don't charge extra for seat selection

They already have a lot of that and/or it won't address the problem.

If you want a bigger seat, pay for first class. I travel a lot for work but I know my trip plans many months in advance. First class, when bought far ahead, is the same price as buying economy class a month or two ahead.

Seat sizes are easily found on seatguru.com and the airline's website. It's not hidden at all.

Seat selection is a value to customers.. they should charge for it if people are willing to pay. Besides, that won't solve the issue if 2 large people traveling together choose to sit in the same row/section.

I agree airlines shouldnt' give away extra seats -- I didn't realize this was so common.

The issue is the two larger adults clearly planned this to either get an empty middle seat or let someone else have the space burden. They should have picked two seats together instead of selfishly putting a stranger in the middle of them. I would have been pissed. I've had it happen and its miserable. She should have handled it better asking for a seat change, but most likely there were not any extra seats. The larger folks should should have put her on the isle and taken the window and middle.

I bet they at least know how to spell aisle since they were clever enough to go for this seat strategy.

+1

My DH and I do this all of the time. Why would you intentionally sit in a middle seat? If the middle seat gets taken then you can switch but if you book a middle seat you will definitely have a middle seat.

- frequent flyers, not obese

Its rude, you take two seats next to each other. No one wants to sit in the middle of your conversation, you handing things back and forth, etc. I have no issue with a middle seat but I don't want you touching me nor do I want to hear your conversations or stuff being passed back and forth.

+1

the fat ones could've at least gotten the window and the middle seat but no they knew if they sat next to each other they couldn't move. They didn't care about giving no room to the middle seat person long as they didn't have to pay. Can't believe the fat one is a nurse too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The way the blonde complained was stupid and uncalled for, HOWEVER, I get where she is coming from. I can’t stand strangers touching me or my body brushing against them, had I been in her place I would have quietly asked for a replacement seat. I would have opted for another flight rather than such gross body contact with two strangers. Fat people were incredibly rude in booking the aisle and window, I mean who the hell is going to sit in the middle for 5hrs????

Also, the nurse spoke like she walked right out of the projects, she could have handled this with maturity.

Those fat people were downright rude then had the audacity to complain about being fat shamed lol I met more blue collar ppl with more class and education than the 'nurse'. I'm glad the blonde spoke up about how uncomfortable she was. Blondes always seem to be so outspoken. I can't imagine how many shy uncomfortable PC people were subject to the middle seat between the 2 fat ones on their weekly flights!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am siding with the woman too.. she was very open about it. I would have told the FA that they had to move and sit next to each other. I flew on a 2.5 hr flight with two huge people (that needed seat belt extenders) completely plastered against the window. I had passengers giving me a hand to move since I was stuck in that position for so long (I am petite). I got a full refund for that flight.

You didn't get a refund. Stop lying, drama queen.

Yes I did. I wrote to Delta and they refunded my trip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Good customer service means making all your customers welcome. Airlines could:

- have some bigger seats that are more expensive but aren't double the price of others.
- be clear about seat sizes and distance between seats in the coming process
- dont move or rebook people who have chosen a bigger seat for this reason
- dont give away extra seats that are purchased for this reason
- don't overbook flights
- don't charge extra for seat selection

They already have a lot of that and/or it won't address the problem.

If you want a bigger seat, pay for first class. I travel a lot for work but I know my trip plans many months in advance. First class, when bought far ahead, is the same price as buying economy class a month or two ahead.

Seat sizes are easily found on seatguru.com and the airline's website. It's not hidden at all.

Seat selection is a value to customers.. they should charge for it if people are willing to pay. Besides, that won't solve the issue if 2 large people traveling together choose to sit in the same row/section.

I agree airlines shouldnt' give away extra seats -- I didn't realize this was so common.

The issue is the two larger adults clearly planned this to either get an empty middle seat or let someone else have the space burden. They should have picked two seats together instead of selfishly putting a stranger in the middle of them. I would have been pissed. I've had it happen and its miserable. She should have handled it better asking for a seat change, but most likely there were not any extra seats. The larger folks should should have put her on the isle and taken the window and middle.

I bet they at least know how to spell aisle since they were clever enough to go for this seat strategy.

+1

My DH and I do this all of the time. Why would you intentionally sit in a middle seat? If the middle seat gets taken then you can switch but if you book a middle seat you will definitely have a middle seat.

- frequent flyers, not obese

Its rude, you take two seats next to each other. No one wants to sit in the middle of your conversation, you handing things back and forth, etc. I have no issue with a middle seat but I don't want you touching me nor do I want to hear your conversations or stuff being passed back and forth.

Like I said, if the middle seat gets taken then we usually swap one of our seats. Most likely put the middle person in the window seat. But occasionally we end up with a row to ourselves. It’s good to have options.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The way the blonde complained was stupid and uncalled for, HOWEVER, I get where she is coming from. I can’t stand strangers touching me or my body brushing against them, had I been in her place I would have quietly asked for a replacement seat. I would have opted for another flight rather than such gross body contact with two strangers. Fat people were incredibly rude in booking the aisle and window, I mean who the hell is going to sit in the middle for 5hrs????

Also, the nurse spoke like she walked right out of the projects, she could have handled this with maturity.

Those fat people were downright rude then had the audacity to complain about being fat shamed lol I met more blue collar ppl with more class and education than the 'nurse'. I'm glad the blonde spoke up about how uncomfortable she was. Blondes always seem to be so outspoken. I can't imagine how many shy uncomfortable PC people were subject to the middle seat between the 2 fat ones on their weekly flights!

She was a twat. Like you.

-non PC brunette

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The way the blonde complained was stupid and uncalled for, HOWEVER, I get where she is coming from. I can’t stand strangers touching me or my body brushing against them, had I been in her place I would have quietly asked for a replacement seat. I would have opted for another flight rather than such gross body contact with two strangers. Fat people were incredibly rude in booking the aisle and window, I mean who the hell is going to sit in the middle for 5hrs????

Also, the nurse spoke like she walked right out of the projects, she could have handled this with maturity.

Those fat people were downright rude then had the audacity to complain about being fat shamed lol I met more blue collar ppl with more class and education than the 'nurse'. I'm glad the blonde spoke up about how uncomfortable she was. Blondes always seem to be so outspoken. I can't imagine how many shy uncomfortable PC people were subject to the middle seat between the 2 fat ones on their weekly flights!

She was a twat. Like you.

-non PC brunette

Well hello fat nurse! Your mouth is like an overflowing toilet!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The way the blonde complained was stupid and uncalled for, HOWEVER, I get where she is coming from. I can’t stand strangers touching me or my body brushing against them, had I been in her place I would have quietly asked for a replacement seat. I would have opted for another flight rather than such gross body contact with two strangers. Fat people were incredibly rude in booking the aisle and window, I mean who the hell is going to sit in the middle for 5hrs????

Also, the nurse spoke like she walked right out of the projects, she could have handled this with maturity.

Those fat people were downright rude then had the audacity to complain about being fat shamed lol I met more blue collar ppl with more class and education than the 'nurse'. I'm glad the blonde spoke up about how uncomfortable she was. Blondes always seem to be so outspoken. I can't imagine how many shy uncomfortable PC people were subject to the middle seat between the 2 fat ones on their weekly flights!

She was a twat. Like you.

-non PC brunette

Well hello fat nurse! Your mouth is like an overflowing toilet!

But I thought you were glad when people speak up and call out rudeness.

You are a rude twat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Good customer service means making all your customers welcome. Airlines could:

- have some bigger seats that are more expensive but aren't double the price of others.
- be clear about seat sizes and distance between seats in the coming process
- dont move or rebook people who have chosen a bigger seat for this reason
- dont give away extra seats that are purchased for this reason
- don't overbook flights
- don't charge extra for seat selection

They already have a lot of that and/or it won't address the problem.

If you want a bigger seat, pay for first class. I travel a lot for work but I know my trip plans many months in advance. First class, when bought far ahead, is the same price as buying economy class a month or two ahead.

Seat sizes are easily found on seatguru.com and the airline's website. It's not hidden at all.

Seat selection is a value to customers.. they should charge for it if people are willing to pay. Besides, that won't solve the issue if 2 large people traveling together choose to sit in the same row/section.

I agree airlines shouldnt' give away extra seats -- I didn't realize this was so common.

The issue is the two larger adults clearly planned this to either get an empty middle seat or let someone else have the space burden. They should have picked two seats together instead of selfishly putting a stranger in the middle of them. I would have been pissed. I've had it happen and its miserable. She should have handled it better asking for a seat change, but most likely there were not any extra seats. The larger folks should should have put her on the isle and taken the window and middle.

I bet they at least know how to spell aisle since they were clever enough to go for this seat strategy.

+1

My DH and I do this all of the time. Why would you intentionally sit in a middle seat? If the middle seat gets taken then you can switch but if you book a middle seat you will definitely have a middle seat.

- frequent flyers, not obese

Its rude, you take two seats next to each other. No one wants to sit in the middle of your conversation, you handing things back and forth, etc. I have no issue with a middle seat but I don't want you touching me nor do I want to hear your conversations or stuff being passed back and forth.

+1

the fat ones could've at least gotten the window and the middle seat but no they knew if they sat next to each other they couldn't move. They didn't care about giving no room to the middle seat person long as they didn't have to pay. Can't believe the fat one is a nurse too.

+2

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Anonymous wrote:I understand there is a real issue with spacing and seats here but the nastiness on this thread is awful and a reminder of how the is this disgusting double standard with people who are overweight and obese. Unlike all other vices they happen to wear theirs on their sleeve abs the whole world feels entitled to treat them as less than human.

So disheartening. Find some compassion and peace pps. St Peter won't be approving of this type of dehumanizing insulting and cruel cruel cruel language.

Oh please. You probably would have been screaming if you had to sit in that middle seat

I absolutely would not have. I've been im similar situations. I put on my headphones and close my eyes. My mo on all public transportation.

I CERTAINLY wouldn't have been calling them names loudly into a phone. I have some basic human decency.

Riiiiiight. You would have just sat there being squeezed on either side of you, unable to move, with the horrible stench coming bc they can’t wipe themselves, and been happy as could be.

Wow.

Yes there are people capable of not being complete human trash. They exist. I don't feel like I'm tooting my horn to say I wouldn't act like a petulant child.

Basically, you're saying that in a situation like this it would be your job to suck it up and be squished between to unusually large individuals who were too cheap to buy themselves an extra seat and have their bodies half onto your seat?

I suppose if they wanted to wipe their feet on you that would be o.k. too?

They're living their life and I'm living mine. It looks like she has space to me. Certainly enough to not cause a scene and publicly embarrass people for something they are likely already embarrassed about.

I would not let anyone wipe their feet on me. That would be purposefully invading my space with the intent to humiliate or harm me. Not inadvertently in a difficult situation.

I do consider it part of my job as a decent person to be nice yes.

They were absolutely encroaching on her seat. That is exactly why they did not want to sit next to each other in the first place. The camera angle does not do justice to how badly squished that lady was. Plane seats are big enough for the average overweight adult but those two individuals were much, much bigger than the average fat person. Were the armrests down? I couldn't tell but I would be very surprised if they were down.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I understand there is a real issue with spacing and seats here but the nastiness on this thread is awful and a reminder of how the is this disgusting double standard with people who are overweight and obese. Unlike all other vices they happen to wear theirs on their sleeve abs the whole world feels entitled to treat them as less than human.

So disheartening. Find some compassion and peace pps. St Peter won't be approving of this type of dehumanizing insulting and cruel cruel cruel language.

Oh please. You probably would have been screaming if you had to sit in that middle seat

I absolutely would not have. I've been im similar situations. I put on my headphones and close my eyes. My mo on all public transportation.

I CERTAINLY wouldn't have been calling them names loudly into a phone. I have some basic human decency.

Riiiiiight. You would have just sat there being squeezed on either side of you, unable to move, with the horrible stench coming bc they can’t wipe themselves, and been happy as could be.

Wow.

Yes there are people capable of not being complete human trash. They exist. I don't feel like I'm tooting my horn to say I wouldn't act like a petulant child.

Basically, you're saying that in a situation like this it would be your job to suck it up and be squished between to unusually large individuals who were too cheap to buy themselves an extra seat and have their bodies half onto your seat?

I suppose if they wanted to wipe their feet on you that would be o.k. too?

They're living their life and I'm living mine. It looks like she has space to me. Certainly enough to not cause a scene and publicly embarrass people for something they are likely already embarrassed about.

I would not let anyone wipe their feet on me. That would be purposefully invading my space with the intent to humiliate or harm me. Not inadvertently in a difficult situation.

I do consider it part of my job as a decent person to be nice yes.

They were absolutely encroaching on her seat. That is exactly why they did not want to sit next to each other in the first place. The camera angle does not do justice to how badly squished that lady was. Plane seats are big enough for the average overweight adult but those two individuals were much, much bigger than the average fat person. Were the armrests down? I couldn't tell but I would be very surprised if they were down.

Were you there? No. You're talking out if your a

[Anonymous]

None of us had to be there.
Those people are obviously 300lbs PLUS!
I’m no skinny Minnie, and my 185 lb butt takes up the entire seat.
Of course those two were overflowing. They knew they were over flowing, which is why they didn’t buy adjacent seats. They knew they couldn’t comfortably fit. That’s totally understandable.
What isn’t ok, is that another person should accept being squished between them.
The blonde handled it poorly, but the gate agents and flight crew should have been on top of this before it started.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Good customer service means making all your customers welcome. Airlines could:

- have some bigger seats that are more expensive but aren't double the price of others.
- be clear about seat sizes and distance between seats in the coming process
- dont move or rebook people who have chosen a bigger seat for this reason
- dont give away extra seats that are purchased for this reason
- don't overbook flights
- don't charge extra for seat selection

They already have a lot of that and/or it won't address the problem.

If you want a bigger seat, pay for first class. I travel a lot for work but I know my trip plans many months in advance. First class, when bought far ahead, is the same price as buying economy class a month or two ahead.

Seat sizes are easily found on seatguru.com and the airline's website. It's not hidden at all.

Seat selection is a value to customers.. they should charge for it if people are willing to pay. Besides, that won't solve the issue if 2 large people traveling together choose to sit in the same row/section.

I agree airlines shouldnt' give away extra seats -- I didn't realize this was so common.

The issue is the two larger adults clearly planned this to either get an empty middle seat or let someone else have the space burden. They should have picked two seats together instead of selfishly putting a stranger in the middle of them. I would have been pissed. I've had it happen and its miserable. She should have handled it better asking for a seat change, but most likely there were not any extra seats. The larger folks should should have put her on the isle and taken the window and middle.

I bet they at least know how to spell aisle since they were clever enough to go for this seat strategy.

+1

My DH and I do this all of the time. Why would you intentionally sit in a middle seat? If the middle seat gets taken then you can switch but if you book a middle seat you will definitely have a middle seat.

- frequent flyers, not obese

Its rude, you take two seats next to each other. No one wants to sit in the middle of your conversation, you handing things back and forth, etc. I have no issue with a middle seat but I don't want you touching me nor do I want to hear your conversations or stuff being passed back and forth.

I, unlike PP, won't switch with you unless we have a kid with us. We chose and paid to select seats you didn't that isn't our problem.

[Anonymous]

I blame the airline. I fly a lot and it is really annoying when someone takes part of the small (and getting smaller all of the time) the airline gives to "customers". Blast United not the lady.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Good customer service means making all your customers welcome. Airlines could:

- have some bigger seats that are more expensive but aren't double the price of others.
- be clear about seat sizes and distance between seats in the coming process
- dont move or rebook people who have chosen a bigger seat for this reason
- dont give away extra seats that are purchased for this reason
- don't overbook flights
- don't charge extra for seat selection

They already have a lot of that and/or it won't address the problem.

If you want a bigger seat, pay for first class. I travel a lot for work but I know my trip plans many months in advance. First class, when bought far ahead, is the same price as buying economy class a month or two ahead.

Seat sizes are easily found on seatguru.com and the airline's website. It's not hidden at all.

Seat selection is a value to customers.. they should charge for it if people are willing to pay. Besides, that won't solve the issue if 2 large people traveling together choose to sit in the same row/section.

I agree airlines shouldnt' give away extra seats -- I didn't realize this was so common.

The issue is the two larger adults clearly planned this to either get an empty middle seat or let someone else have the space burden. They should have picked two seats together instead of selfishly putting a stranger in the middle of them. I would have been pissed. I've had it happen and its miserable. She should have handled it better asking for a seat change, but most likely there were not any extra seats. The larger folks should should have put her on the isle and taken the window and middle.

I bet they at least know how to spell aisle since they were clever enough to go for this seat strategy.

+1

My DH and I do this all of the time. Why would you intentionally sit in a middle seat? If the middle seat gets taken then you can switch but if you book a middle seat you will definitely have a middle seat.

- frequent flyers, not obese

Its rude, you take two seats next to each other. No one wants to sit in the middle of your conversation, you handing things back and forth, etc. I have no issue with a middle seat but I don't want you touching me nor do I want to hear your conversations or stuff being passed back and forth.

I, unlike PP, won't switch with you unless we have a kid with us. We chose and paid to select seats you didn't that isn't our problem.

Np- you aren’t entitled to any part of a seat you didn’t pay for.
Why does this have to be explained to you?