Fat airline passengers
Apr 6th 2005, 9:35 am
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Fat airline passengers
Air France are about to offer a second seat to fat passengers at 30%
discount.
discount.
Apr 6th 2005, 10:07 am
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Re: Fat airline passengers
"nitram" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Air France are about to offer a second seat to fat passengers at 30%
> discount.
I took an SFO to CDG flight on United about a year ago and this elderly
couple who was just ahead of me on the line for boarding, presented 3
tickets to the ticket checker who asked where the 3rd passenger was. The guy
responded that they usually like to get 3 seats in a row with the middle
seat vacant on these long trips.Once we got seated, I talked to the couple
and they both said that they had experienced several flights where "huge"
passengers just made the flight so uncomfortable for them that they finally
decided to buy 3 economy seats everytime they fly long distance. It's kinda
like a compromise to flying business which is so much more expensive than
just getting 3 economy seats for both of them. Anyway, it's about time these
big passengers pay for 2 seats and not have to inconvenience others.
news:[email protected]...
> Air France are about to offer a second seat to fat passengers at 30%
> discount.
I took an SFO to CDG flight on United about a year ago and this elderly
couple who was just ahead of me on the line for boarding, presented 3
tickets to the ticket checker who asked where the 3rd passenger was. The guy
responded that they usually like to get 3 seats in a row with the middle
seat vacant on these long trips.Once we got seated, I talked to the couple
and they both said that they had experienced several flights where "huge"
passengers just made the flight so uncomfortable for them that they finally
decided to buy 3 economy seats everytime they fly long distance. It's kinda
like a compromise to flying business which is so much more expensive than
just getting 3 economy seats for both of them. Anyway, it's about time these
big passengers pay for 2 seats and not have to inconvenience others.
Apr 6th 2005, 10:14 am
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Re: Fat airline passengers
punktilious wrote:
> I took an SFO to CDG flight on United about a year ago and this elderly
> couple who was just ahead of me on the line for boarding, presented 3
> tickets to the ticket checker who asked where the 3rd passenger was. The guy
> responded that they usually like to get 3 seats in a row with the middle
> seat vacant on these long trips.Once we got seated, I talked to the couple
> and they both said that they had experienced several flights where "huge"
> passengers just made the flight so uncomfortable for them that they finally
> decided to buy 3 economy seats everytime they fly long distance. It's kinda
> like a compromise to flying business which is so much more expensive than
> just getting 3 economy seats for both of them. Anyway, it's about time these
> big passengers pay for 2 seats and not have to inconvenience others.
You are lucky that when you went to school they didn't charge you more because
you were so stupid it took the teacher twice as much effort to get anything
through your thick skull.
> I took an SFO to CDG flight on United about a year ago and this elderly
> couple who was just ahead of me on the line for boarding, presented 3
> tickets to the ticket checker who asked where the 3rd passenger was. The guy
> responded that they usually like to get 3 seats in a row with the middle
> seat vacant on these long trips.Once we got seated, I talked to the couple
> and they both said that they had experienced several flights where "huge"
> passengers just made the flight so uncomfortable for them that they finally
> decided to buy 3 economy seats everytime they fly long distance. It's kinda
> like a compromise to flying business which is so much more expensive than
> just getting 3 economy seats for both of them. Anyway, it's about time these
> big passengers pay for 2 seats and not have to inconvenience others.
You are lucky that when you went to school they didn't charge you more because
you were so stupid it took the teacher twice as much effort to get anything
through your thick skull.
Apr 6th 2005, 10:15 am
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Re: Fat airline passengers
> I took an SFO to CDG flight on United about a year ago and this elderly
> couple who was just ahead of me on the line for boarding, presented 3
> tickets to the ticket checker who asked where the 3rd passenger was. The
> guy responded that they usually like to get 3 seats in a row with the
> middle seat vacant on these long trips.Once we got seated, I talked to the
> couple and they both said that they had experienced several flights where
> "huge" passengers just made the flight so uncomfortable for them that they
> finally decided to buy 3 economy seats everytime they fly long distance.
> It's kinda like a compromise to flying business which is so much more
> expensive than just getting 3 economy seats for both of them. Anyway, it's
> about time these big passengers pay for 2 seats and not have to
> inconvenience others.
Oh come on you people - it's not the people getting fatter, it's the
airlines making the seats smaller - if we were meant to be sat like cooped
up battery hens, then we'd have been born with wings and beaks.
> couple who was just ahead of me on the line for boarding, presented 3
> tickets to the ticket checker who asked where the 3rd passenger was. The
> guy responded that they usually like to get 3 seats in a row with the
> middle seat vacant on these long trips.Once we got seated, I talked to the
> couple and they both said that they had experienced several flights where
> "huge" passengers just made the flight so uncomfortable for them that they
> finally decided to buy 3 economy seats everytime they fly long distance.
> It's kinda like a compromise to flying business which is so much more
> expensive than just getting 3 economy seats for both of them. Anyway, it's
> about time these big passengers pay for 2 seats and not have to
> inconvenience others.
Oh come on you people - it's not the people getting fatter, it's the
airlines making the seats smaller - if we were meant to be sat like cooped
up battery hens, then we'd have been born with wings and beaks.
Apr 6th 2005, 11:57 am
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Re: Fat airline passengers
"Layezee" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > I took an SFO to CDG flight on United about a year ago and this elderly
> > couple who was just ahead of me on the line for boarding, presented 3
> > tickets to the ticket checker who asked where the 3rd passenger was. The
> > guy responded that they usually like to get 3 seats in a row with the
> > middle seat vacant on these long trips.Once we got seated, I talked to
the
> > couple and they both said that they had experienced several flights
where
> > "huge" passengers just made the flight so uncomfortable for them that
they
> > finally decided to buy 3 economy seats everytime they fly long distance.
> > It's kinda like a compromise to flying business which is so much more
> > expensive than just getting 3 economy seats for both of them. Anyway,
it's
> > about time these big passengers pay for 2 seats and not have to
> > inconvenience others.
> Oh come on you people - it's not the people getting fatter, it's the
> airlines making the seats smaller - if we were meant to be sat like cooped
> up battery hens, then we'd have been born with wings and beaks.
Seat pitch has declined, not seat width. And the fact remains, the bulk of
passengers (pun intended) can fit in their seats without intruding into the
seat space of other passengers. If you know you can't fit one seat, then
buy two. No one has the right to demand that other passengers share their
seats with them.
news:[email protected]...
> > I took an SFO to CDG flight on United about a year ago and this elderly
> > couple who was just ahead of me on the line for boarding, presented 3
> > tickets to the ticket checker who asked where the 3rd passenger was. The
> > guy responded that they usually like to get 3 seats in a row with the
> > middle seat vacant on these long trips.Once we got seated, I talked to
the
> > couple and they both said that they had experienced several flights
where
> > "huge" passengers just made the flight so uncomfortable for them that
they
> > finally decided to buy 3 economy seats everytime they fly long distance.
> > It's kinda like a compromise to flying business which is so much more
> > expensive than just getting 3 economy seats for both of them. Anyway,
it's
> > about time these big passengers pay for 2 seats and not have to
> > inconvenience others.
> Oh come on you people - it's not the people getting fatter, it's the
> airlines making the seats smaller - if we were meant to be sat like cooped
> up battery hens, then we'd have been born with wings and beaks.
Seat pitch has declined, not seat width. And the fact remains, the bulk of
passengers (pun intended) can fit in their seats without intruding into the
seat space of other passengers. If you know you can't fit one seat, then
buy two. No one has the right to demand that other passengers share their
seats with them.
Apr 6th 2005, 1:17 pm
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Re: Fat airline passengers
How long have yoiu lived in the United States? (I'm assuming your
entire life)
entire life)
Apr 6th 2005, 1:53 pm
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Re: Fat airline passengers
Dave Smith wrote:
> kinda
> > like a compromise to flying business which is so much more expensive than
> > just getting 3 economy seats for both of them. Anyway, it's about time these
> > big passengers pay for 2 seats and not have to inconvenience others.
> You are lucky that when you went to school they didn't charge you more because
> you were so stupid it took the teacher twice as much effort to get anything
> through your thick skull.
In that case you would be another candidate stupidity tax I was referring to.
> kinda
> > like a compromise to flying business which is so much more expensive than
> > just getting 3 economy seats for both of them. Anyway, it's about time these
> > big passengers pay for 2 seats and not have to inconvenience others.
> You are lucky that when you went to school they didn't charge you more because
> you were so stupid it took the teacher twice as much effort to get anything
> through your thick skull.
In that case you would be another candidate stupidity tax I was referring to.
Apr 8th 2005, 5:31 am
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Re: Fat airline passengers
> From: "PTravel" <[email protected]>
> Newsgroups: rec.travel.europe
> Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 16:57:32 -0700
> Subject: Re: Fat airline passengers
>
>
> "Layezee" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>> I took an SFO to CDG flight on United about a year ago and this elderly
>>> couple who was just ahead of me on the line for boarding, presented 3
>>> tickets to the ticket checker who asked where the 3rd passenger was. The
>>> guy responded that they usually like to get 3 seats in a row with the
>>> middle seat vacant on these long trips.Once we got seated, I talked to
> the
>>> couple and they both said that they had experienced several flights
> where
>>> "huge" passengers just made the flight so uncomfortable for them that
> they
>>> finally decided to buy 3 economy seats everytime they fly long distance.
>>> It's kinda like a compromise to flying business which is so much more
>>> expensive than just getting 3 economy seats for both of them. Anyway,
> it's
>>> about time these big passengers pay for 2 seats and not have to
>>> inconvenience others.
>>
>> Oh come on you people - it's not the people getting fatter, it's the
>> airlines making the seats smaller - if we were meant to be sat like cooped
>> up battery hens, then we'd have been born with wings and beaks.
>
> Seat pitch has declined, not seat width. And the fact remains, the bulk of
> passengers (pun intended) can fit in their seats without intruding into the
> seat space of other passengers. If you know you can't fit one seat, then
> buy two. No one has the right to demand that other passengers share their
> seats with them.
I'm with you. I'm thin. Really quite thin (5'7", 116 lb.). I have noticed
that the thinner you are, the more seat those with girth want you to share.
I like the idea of getting all of the seat I paid for.
Donna Evleth
>
>
>>
>>
>
>
> Newsgroups: rec.travel.europe
> Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 16:57:32 -0700
> Subject: Re: Fat airline passengers
>
>
> "Layezee" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>> I took an SFO to CDG flight on United about a year ago and this elderly
>>> couple who was just ahead of me on the line for boarding, presented 3
>>> tickets to the ticket checker who asked where the 3rd passenger was. The
>>> guy responded that they usually like to get 3 seats in a row with the
>>> middle seat vacant on these long trips.Once we got seated, I talked to
> the
>>> couple and they both said that they had experienced several flights
> where
>>> "huge" passengers just made the flight so uncomfortable for them that
> they
>>> finally decided to buy 3 economy seats everytime they fly long distance.
>>> It's kinda like a compromise to flying business which is so much more
>>> expensive than just getting 3 economy seats for both of them. Anyway,
> it's
>>> about time these big passengers pay for 2 seats and not have to
>>> inconvenience others.
>>
>> Oh come on you people - it's not the people getting fatter, it's the
>> airlines making the seats smaller - if we were meant to be sat like cooped
>> up battery hens, then we'd have been born with wings and beaks.
>
> Seat pitch has declined, not seat width. And the fact remains, the bulk of
> passengers (pun intended) can fit in their seats without intruding into the
> seat space of other passengers. If you know you can't fit one seat, then
> buy two. No one has the right to demand that other passengers share their
> seats with them.
I'm with you. I'm thin. Really quite thin (5'7", 116 lb.). I have noticed
that the thinner you are, the more seat those with girth want you to share.
I like the idea of getting all of the seat I paid for.
Donna Evleth
>
>
>>
>>
>
>
Apr 8th 2005, 1:22 pm
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Re: Fat airline passengers
In article <[email protected]>, "PTravel"
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Seat pitch has declined, not seat width. And the fact remains, the bulk
> of
> passengers (pun intended) can fit in their seats without intruding into
> the
> seat space of other passengers. If you know you can't fit one seat,
> then
> buy two. No one has the right to demand that other passengers share
> their
> seats with them.
It's not just the seat part itself; there's no room for arms either. We
won't mention legs.
--
Mary Loomer Oliver (aka Erilar)
You can't reason with someone whose first line of argument
is that reason doesn't count. Isaac Asimov
Erilar's Cave Annex: http://www.airstreamcomm.net/~erilarlo
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Seat pitch has declined, not seat width. And the fact remains, the bulk
> of
> passengers (pun intended) can fit in their seats without intruding into
> the
> seat space of other passengers. If you know you can't fit one seat,
> then
> buy two. No one has the right to demand that other passengers share
> their
> seats with them.
It's not just the seat part itself; there's no room for arms either. We
won't mention legs.
--
Mary Loomer Oliver (aka Erilar)
You can't reason with someone whose first line of argument
is that reason doesn't count. Isaac Asimov
Erilar's Cave Annex: http://www.airstreamcomm.net/~erilarlo
Apr 8th 2005, 2:59 pm
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Re: Fat airline passengers
erilar wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, "PTravel"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>Seat pitch has declined, not seat width. And the fact remains, the bulk
>>of
>>passengers (pun intended) can fit in their seats without intruding into
>>the
>>seat space of other passengers. If you know you can't fit one seat,
>>then
>>buy two. No one has the right to demand that other passengers share
>>their
>>seats with them.
>
>
>
> It's not just the seat part itself; there's no room for arms either. We
> won't mention legs.
Or shoulders! Mine are not particularly wide for a woman,
and it takes me a good day to recover - a "well built" man
must suffer agonies of cramp after scrunching his shoulders
inward for the length of an intercontinental flight!
>
> In article <[email protected]>, "PTravel"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>Seat pitch has declined, not seat width. And the fact remains, the bulk
>>of
>>passengers (pun intended) can fit in their seats without intruding into
>>the
>>seat space of other passengers. If you know you can't fit one seat,
>>then
>>buy two. No one has the right to demand that other passengers share
>>their
>>seats with them.
>
>
>
> It's not just the seat part itself; there's no room for arms either. We
> won't mention legs.
Or shoulders! Mine are not particularly wide for a woman,
and it takes me a good day to recover - a "well built" man
must suffer agonies of cramp after scrunching his shoulders
inward for the length of an intercontinental flight!
>
Apr 8th 2005, 6:16 pm
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Re: Fat airline passengers
"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> erilar wrote:
> > In article <[email protected]>, "PTravel"
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Seat pitch has declined, not seat width. And the fact remains, the bulk
> >>of
> >>passengers (pun intended) can fit in their seats without intruding into
> >>the
> >>seat space of other passengers. If you know you can't fit one seat,
> >>then
> >>buy two. No one has the right to demand that other passengers share
> >>their
> >>seats with them.
> >
> >
> >
> > It's not just the seat part itself; there's no room for arms either. We
> > won't mention legs.
> Or shoulders! Mine are not particularly wide for a woman,
> and it takes me a good day to recover - a "well built" man
> must suffer agonies of cramp after scrunching his shoulders
> inward for the length of an intercontinental flight!
> >
I am a big guy, not fat, but at 6'4" I always hurt after a long plane trip.
Knees hit the seat in front, hip bones hit the side of the seat if they are
fixed and can not raise the arm. Can not sleep unless total exhaustion sets
in. As my head misses the back of the seat. I used to travel lots of miles
on business, and the plane seats have definately got more painful. Mostly
the pitch on the seats. Last trip on Continental, wife and I had a great
laugh at the exercises they recommended to do to relieve stress. As if you
could get enough room in coach to do 90% of the movements.
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> erilar wrote:
> > In article <[email protected]>, "PTravel"
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Seat pitch has declined, not seat width. And the fact remains, the bulk
> >>of
> >>passengers (pun intended) can fit in their seats without intruding into
> >>the
> >>seat space of other passengers. If you know you can't fit one seat,
> >>then
> >>buy two. No one has the right to demand that other passengers share
> >>their
> >>seats with them.
> >
> >
> >
> > It's not just the seat part itself; there's no room for arms either. We
> > won't mention legs.
> Or shoulders! Mine are not particularly wide for a woman,
> and it takes me a good day to recover - a "well built" man
> must suffer agonies of cramp after scrunching his shoulders
> inward for the length of an intercontinental flight!
> >
I am a big guy, not fat, but at 6'4" I always hurt after a long plane trip.
Knees hit the seat in front, hip bones hit the side of the seat if they are
fixed and can not raise the arm. Can not sleep unless total exhaustion sets
in. As my head misses the back of the seat. I used to travel lots of miles
on business, and the plane seats have definately got more painful. Mostly
the pitch on the seats. Last trip on Continental, wife and I had a great
laugh at the exercises they recommended to do to relieve stress. As if you
could get enough room in coach to do 90% of the movements.
