Obesity

[Connemmara]

If a person is very very obese ie can hardly fit onto a typing chair or even larger - would they need to book two seats on a plane - if so how is it done?

[ummmm]

I've met her...it could be her!! :-)

[berniecuddles]

@ ummmm Long haul flights should have bigger seats and more extra leg room seats for giants like Bernie.
aint gonna happen ummmm all they want is bums on seats i dont mind paying extra believe me its worth it if your flight is 10 hrs long!

[TheBaBas]

"Babas, I endured an extremely unfortable flight a year or so ago because the person next to me was so large she was filling her alloted space and some of the space I had paid for. I would have had something to say to the Airline because of this. "

What did you say, as a matter of interest?"

There was nothing I could say - the plane was full so neither of us could have moved and I certainly didn't want to upset the woman by drawing attention to it, even though she was thoughtless - but I was pretty bloody peeved. I would estimate she took about one quarter of my space. I wouldn't have minded if I was a waif, but I'm a 14 stone six footer so I needed the space alloted to me and which I had paid for

Have you ever tried reading or drinking a cup of tea using your forearms only with your upper arms pinned to your sides - its bloody difficult.

Thank gawd the flight was 'only' 2 hours.

[ichkeria]

I meant what did you say to the airline?
Although I sympathise I still think it's a bit OTT to expect very large people to buy an extra seat on an aeroplane as of right. Maybe this person, who might never have flown before, was labouring under the naive assumption that airline seats are not, frankly, too small. And as I said before that extra seat might have been the one that stopped you booking yours.

How long though before Ryan Air weigh their passengers and charge them extra before boarding (but no extra seat of course!)?

[Connemmara]

slack alice - looked at your pictures - no these people are much larger than that!

[sandyRoe]

I wonder how many seats Stephen Nolan needs when he flies over to Manchester to do his radio show?

[Connemmara]

Wouldn't want to travel via Easyjet and Thomas Cook to America as your legs are up to your chin and your elbows touch the other person's elbows - dreadful planes - but for one hour hauls - they'll do I suppose. I kept saying like Bart Simpson coming home from Fuerteventura - "are we there yet" are we there yet". Nightmare. Thomas Cook plane that was!

[Connemmara]

Sandy why don't you give him a call LOL

[brandyrose]

It can be very uncomfortable for passenger seated directly behind someone very very overweight as the seat often has to move back the full amount to make room for their stomach and the seat can encroach on the space of the person behind quite abit. Airlines should realise "one size fits all" restricts and should cater for people. Tall people have problems too and very tall people. I do feel sorry for passengers who have to fork out for two seats to feel comfortable.