Re: Flying while fat

On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:06:29 -0800 (PST), Nantz <thenantz@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

When Kevin Smith was kicked off a Southwest flight for being "too
wide" a lot of ideas came out as to handling the situation. After
hearing all of them I favor the one which goes with poundage. I don't
know what it cost in fuel per pound but I'll bet if every passenger
had 150 lbs of bricks in their luggage the airline might come out
behind in fuel cost. Just a guess.

The avg seat width is 17 to 18 inches. I doubt that a 300 pounder
would fit comfortably in that space. Frankly, I'm small enough to
easily fit between the arms but even I wish the seats were wider. (and
softer)

I've been lucky in that I never had to sit next to a wide seat invader
or a screaming brat but I did sit directly behind a guy who smelled
like he drank 2 liters of whiskey the night before. Had he been behind
me or next to me I would have asked to be reseated.

Why are the thin passengers being forced to pay the extra fuel cost
for the fat ones? That hardly seems fair to me. Cost per pound is cost
per pound whether it's luggage or girth.

With so many people being obese now maybe it's time to widen the coach
seats.

Nantz

I make an effort to always book an aisle seat -- at least there is no
one pressing on me from one direction. I was very glad I did that and
paid just a bit more to get one on Jet Blue last June because I ended
up with a very large woman on one side. But not on both sides of me
on a cross-country flight.
.

Relevant Pages

  • Flying while fat
    ... behind in fuel cost. ... The avg seat width is 17 to 18 inches. ... Why are the thin passengers being forced to pay the extra fuel cost ... Cost per pound is cost ...
    (soc.senior.issues)
  • Re: Flying while fat
    ... bricks in their luggage the airline might come out behind in fuel cost. ... between the arms but even I wish the seats were wider. ... Cost per pound is cost per ...
    (soc.senior.issues)
  • Re: All things have to end.
    ... But the good part is this week end I am picking up a Aerostar 701P and bringing the new baby home. ... The center seat is a swivel seat that faces a stowable table that is attached to the port bulkhead under the window. ... On the Shelf behind the back seats Sitting on the wing spar is a freezer refrigerator a coffee pot and a microwave oven. ... Total cost direct cost of owning and flying the puppy is $225 per hour of which most of that is cost of Fuel. ...
    (misc.survivalism)
  • Re: ShapeWorks again but legal
    ... have older seats which still have the old office package. ... when I purchased SW that I would be able to upgrade to in the future. ... is the bulk of the cost difference. ... another seat of SW and then I will buy it. ...
    (comp.cad.solidworks)
  • Re: OT Healthy Food (Was Re: The Summer of Our Discontent)
    ... of 1 pound of the crackers to 1 pound of the chicken. ... Wegmans saltines cost $1.99/pound. ...
    (soc.culture.jewish.moderated)