Obese on airplanes
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The irony, I normally do coach (or exit row if I can) but this trip I picked Comfort Plus, and let’s just say it was Comfort Minus.
wrote on 9 Oct 2024, 15:26 last edited by Copper 10 Sept 2024, 15:26@89th said in Obese on airplanes:
I picked Comfort Plus, and let’s just say it was Comfort Minus.
I just took a trip to Orlando on American, we bought the upgraded seats, not 1st, just upgraded. I was feeling generous since I paid for the tickets with miles.
If those are the upgraded seats, I wouldn't want to be in plain old coach. The leg room was barely OK, not great and I'm only 5'9".
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wrote on 9 Oct 2024, 15:33 last edited by
Tall people are an oppressed minority. It is more difficult for us to fly, which decreases our socioeconomic prospects.
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wrote on 9 Oct 2024, 15:48 last edited by
Everyone knows that feeling when you’re in coach and you’re waiting to see who’s going to sit next to you. Slightly hopeful when the small woman boards, terrified when the 300lb bloke starts walking down the aisle.
I’ve often wondered what it’s like to be that big guy, knowing everyone is looking at you thinking ‘please god no’.
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Everyone knows that feeling when you’re in coach and you’re waiting to see who’s going to sit next to you. Slightly hopeful when the small woman boards, terrified when the 300lb bloke starts walking down the aisle.
I’ve often wondered what it’s like to be that big guy, knowing everyone is looking at you thinking ‘please god no’.
wrote on 9 Oct 2024, 15:57 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Obese on airplanes:
Everyone knows that feeling when you’re in coach and you’re waiting to see who’s going to sit next to you. Slightly hopeful when the small woman boards, terrified when the 300lb bloke starts walking down the aisle.
I’ve often wondered what it’s like to be that big guy, knowing everyone is looking at you thinking ‘please god no’.
This is where empathy comes in handy.
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Everyone knows that feeling when you’re in coach and you’re waiting to see who’s going to sit next to you. Slightly hopeful when the small woman boards, terrified when the 300lb bloke starts walking down the aisle.
I’ve often wondered what it’s like to be that big guy, knowing everyone is looking at you thinking ‘please god no’.
wrote on 9 Oct 2024, 16:58 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Obese on airplanes:
I’ve often wondered what it’s like to be that big guy, knowing everyone is looking at you thinking ‘please god no
Yup, I feel bad for them. (Not bad enough that I hope they sit next to me, but still feel bad). Got to be somewhat embarassing for them.
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wrote on 9 Oct 2024, 17:00 last edited by Mik 10 Sept 2024, 17:01
I'm the big guy. I just buy first class tickets. It dispenses with the issue, and I can enjoy my flight.
It would suck to be poor.
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wrote on 9 Oct 2024, 18:27 last edited by
Folks, let's solve the problem. Even for small folk, seats gave shrunk.
https://maphappy.org/this-is-how-small-airplane-seats-have-shrunk-over-the-years/
If the government can mandate how much room a dog gets, they should be able to regulate seat sizes. At some point, it's a safety issue.
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wrote on 9 Oct 2024, 18:32 last edited by Mik 10 Sept 2024, 18:34
Let's say you have a 120 coach seat airplane. You charge $300 a seat, raking in $36K. If you made them all two seat rows and sold them at $400 you'd net $32K, but you'd be saving a LOT of fuel, and you could take on more cargo. At $450 a seat you'd be breaking even. I don't think anyone would balk at another $100 to be comfortable.
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wrote on 9 Oct 2024, 18:33 last edited by
If you wedge someone in tightly enough, it's like a de facto seat belt, so it's actually very safe. Similar to japanese joinery that uses no nails or glue.
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If you wedge someone in tightly enough, it's like a de facto seat belt, so it's actually very safe. Similar to japanese joinery that uses no nails or glue.
wrote on 9 Oct 2024, 22:25 last edited by@Horace said in Obese on airplanes:
If you wedge someone in tightly enough, it's like a de facto seat belt, so it's actually very safe. Similar to japanese joinery that uses no nails or glue.
The same principle applies to legroom too. Make the legroom small enough and you wedge the legs tightly between two rows of seats, securing the passengers to their seats like de facto seat belts.
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wrote on 9 Oct 2024, 22:44 last edited by
I’ve really welcomed the decade long trend to have extra legroom in coach for a fee. Same with premium economy on long haul flights. Really makes a difference for me.
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wrote on 10 Oct 2024, 00:46 last edited by
Most of my miles are on United, and one thing that they did a few years ago was to go to a thinner cushion on the economy chairs. The inch or two width they saved on the cushion allowed them to add another row (or maybe two) of seats, even though they are now pretty uncomfortable.
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wrote on 10 Oct 2024, 01:08 last edited by
Yes, better material science and better industrial design allow thinner chairs/cushions without sacrificing comfort while allowing more seats to be added to an aircraft. Personally I like the new, thinner chairs/cushions better than the thicker ones from, say, 20 years ago.
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Yes, better material science and better industrial design allow thinner chairs/cushions without sacrificing comfort while allowing more seats to be added to an aircraft. Personally I like the new, thinner chairs/cushions better than the thicker ones from, say, 20 years ago.
wrote on 10 Oct 2024, 01:21 last edited by@Axtremus said in Obese on airplanes:
Yes, better material science and better industrial design allow thinner chairs/cushions without sacrificing comfort while allowing more seats to be added to an aircraft. Personally I like the new, thinner chairs/cushions better than the thicker ones from, say, 20 years ago.
I dont. For US domestic flight more than ~ 2 hours, I notice a difference (but maybe it is only me) in a bad way.
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wrote on 10 Oct 2024, 01:41 last edited by
I don’t either. They are thinner up in front too.
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@89th said in Obese on airplanes:
I picked Comfort Plus, and let’s just say it was Comfort Minus.
I just took a trip to Orlando on American, we bought the upgraded seats, not 1st, just upgraded. I was feeling generous since I paid for the tickets with miles.
If those are the upgraded seats, I wouldn't want to be in plain old coach. The leg room was barely OK, not great and I'm only 5'9".
wrote on 13 Oct 2024, 13:49 last edited by@Copper said in Obese on airplanes:
If those are the upgraded seats, I wouldn't want to be in plain old coach.
I just received a refund from American Airlines.
The only explanation was:Refund for: Preferred Seat
Refund amount: 28.76 USDMy guess is that they changed equipment and I got a seat that wasn't preferred. That might explain the not so great legroom.