I'm an armrest lifter. The seats on airplanes are simply too small, but merely raising the armrest can do wonders. Do I then "spill over" into the next seat? Probably. Do I crowd you out of the seat you bought? No, even though I'm very obese. If you can still sit comfortably, what's the beef?? I do everything I can to minimize my impact on other flyers. I don't recline my seat back so that I'm practically resting in the lap of the flyer behind me. I sit quietly and only get up to use the restroom. I don't smell, I'm clean, and quite obviously a lot more polite than the crowd who "won't give up an inch of the space I paid for" to help accomodate another human being. Now, the day the airlines allow me to purchase just an extra inch or two, I'll gladly pay it, but why should I have to purchase an entire seat when I don't need two whole seats? If you need slightly less than your whole seat, allow the armrest to go up and quit your bellyaching. It's not going to kill you, and it's a whole lot better than being stuck with someone who's sick/drunk/loud/puking/or underage and crying/screaming.

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