Delta passenger gets half of a seat

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2-01-2008 @ 3:55PM

Larry M said...

The flight attendants solution wasobviously not serious nor a practical solution, since two adults cannot share one seatbelt.
Since larger people, whether they are overweight or very tall or exceed the parameters of maximum size that the seat was engineered for, fall into a separate "class" of passenger. People who require more comfort travel first class. Then there is "business class". Perhaps a section designed for larger, not necessarily overweight travellers (how about & 7' basketball players?) could be created. This could not be considered a "fat tax". Seats for undersized people could be engineered , too, thereby fitting the same number of passengers into the same space. They could call it something benign like" special seating".

2-01-2008 @ 4:06PM

Craig said...

What if two people traveling together fit into two different categories of your special seating? For example, a full-sized adult and his small child.

2-01-2008 @ 5:29PM

Mr. Lee said...

I agree, that is a very good idea. At 5' 2", 90 lbs, I would likely need a booster seat to fly commercial- I've avoided it for that specific reason.

4-09-2008 @ 12:59AM

passerby said...

I'm 6'4" and large framed but do fit the seats width-wise. However, It can be a very uncomfortable flight when the person in front of me puts the seat back against my knees. I would pay a little extra to have more leg room. Maybe the airlines could have some rows that would be held for larger folks and only released after the other "normal" seats are sold out. I always hope to get an exit row but they are usually occupied by people who don't need the room. I was once on an Air France flight where I was so squeezed in from all sides that I started to get an anxiety attack. Thankfully, the cabin staff let ride across the ocean sitting in the crew's jump seat. They were great

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