Delta passenger gets half of a seat

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Just like charging for oversize/overweight bags the airlines should charge extra for oversized/overweight passengers.
Anyone requiring more than a 17-inch airline seat, which seams to be the standard for coach class should be required to buy an additional seat at the time they make reservations.
If someone oversized shows up at the airport without having purchased an extra seat in advance they should be required to do so at the airport. If the flight is sold out, they should be denied boarding.

4-08-2008 @ 3:27PM

janiempcutler said...

I am with you, Peter. That would be one of my worst nightmares. Buy 2 seats!

8-03-2008 @ 12:33PM

Unwilling traveler said...

Good suggestion Peter, but you forget that it's not only seat width at the bottom that is an issue. Overweight women will overlap at the bottom but overweight don't tend to carry their extra weight in their butt and thighs, it's more belly and shoulders involved with them. I have sat more often next to big men who are fine to fit in the bottom of the seat but take up half of the back of my chair with their shoulders and arms.

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