Larger passengers

[KJH]

After flying round the world for over five years in my job and having to put up with my space being invaded, I agree that extra large passengers should pay for 2 seats.

My other half is 6ft and 20st. He played rugby for years and has very large muscular thighs. We agreed after the first trip to FL in economy that it was not fair to him or the passengers next to him to squash up,

We fly in Premium just so he can fit in comfortably. It's not that he's fat but big. Even in PE the dinner tray does not lie flat across his thighs.

Now the children are all over 12 it costs us a fortune, something we would could do without paying for. NO! they refuse to sit downstairs without us....[msnmad]

Kaz

[domster]

Well I am sick of people telling me that I have to pay money for excess baggage, when there are people on the plane 3 times heavier than me!

If they want to go down this route they should make passengers stand on the scales and have a total weight limit.

DOM

PS go easy on me!

[DiannaUK]

My friend, who like me often has very heavy check in luggage, was told by check-in staff to transfer some of it to hand luggage (because she only had a small handbag)to avoid excess baggage charges. Where on earth is the sense in this, it's all going on the same plane, so the weight consequences are the same. [msnoo]

Di.

[KJH]

With suitcase weight, it is law that the baggage handlers do not lift loads over 32kg.

[JaimeSomers]

hmmm, interesting one!!! I am surprised that folk complain about those who are "wide of beam" encroaching on their seats, "Oh yeah! Make em buy 2 seats" Then happily recline their seats back into the face of the person behind.... Slight double standards I think!!!

I am quite tall, and regularly have to sit behind the only person on the plane who has to throw themselves back bodily into the recline position the minute their bum hits the seat!!! Generally walloping me in the knees!!

How can a person complain that the overweight person next to them is encroaching on their space, when they indescriminately recline their seat. Sure, turn around and ask, would you mind, but just to shove your seat back without asking or just plain ( or plane!) rude.[V]

Do you know how tall the passenger behind you is??? Do you care that you are encroaching their space reclining, just because you have paid for a reclining seat. And lets not forget, you pay for the facility to lift the arm rests!!

If i had to pay for 2 seats just cos i was overweight, and would encroach the person next to me, I would INSIST the persons in front didnt recline!!!![:P] I can help being fat, but i cant help being tall!!

In the same spirit of the poll, i would ask if you INSIST on reclining your seat, should you have to pay for the seat behind you??? [msnwink]

Sorry if i sound a bit rabid...but i hate rude recliners!!! i am nice honest!!![:I]

Jamie, a lot of aircraft now don't have the arm rests that you can lift up[msnwink]

[dodgey memory]

Jamie, I am so with you on that one I hate rude recliners. On our first trip to Florida the woman in the seat in front of my daughter put her chair back the minute she got on the plane. The only time it went forward was for take off (she had to be told to put it upright) and for her many trips to get another lager. My poor 4 year old couldn't see the TV screen properly, no room to move and had to put up with the evil glares every time she kicked the back of her seat which was unavoidable as she was so far in her space. Why the seats have the option of reclining but not the room is beyond me.

[LiesaAnna]

we have had a topic on this before! my hubby nearly got arrested cos of this! the people in front of us threw their chair back on top of my daughter who hadnt long been diagnosed with eyesight problems, we asked politely to put saet upright they did but didnt want to so put it back again! daughter got so upset as she couldnt see screen properly and hubby got involved with a shouting match with this fella, and i asked the air steward to help, but all he did was side with the other fella!


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hmmm, interesting one!!! I am surprised that folk complain about those who are "wide of beam" encroaching on their seats, "Oh yeah! Make em buy 2 seats" Then happily recline their seats back into the face of the person behind.... Slight double standards I think!!!

I am quite tall, and regularly have to sit behind the only person on the plane who has to throw themselves back bodily into the recline position the minute their bum hits the seat!!! Generally walloping me in the knees!!

How can a person complain that the overweight person next to them is encroaching on their space, when they indescriminately recline their seat. Sure, turn around and ask, would you mind, but just to shove your seat back without asking or just plain ( or plane!) rude.

Do you know how tall the passenger behind you is??? Do you care that you are encroaching their space reclining, just because you have paid for a reclining seat. And lets not forget, you pay for the facility to lift the arm rests!!

If i had to pay for 2 seats just cos i was overweight, and would encroach the person next to me, I would INSIST the persons in front didnt recline!!!! I can help being fat, but i cant help being tall!!

In the same spirit of the poll, i would ask if you INSIST on reclining your seat, should you have to pay for the seat behind you???



manners cost nothing!!! and give and take wouldnt be so bad if they asked "do you mind if i recline my seat for a little while please " wouldnt go amiss!!!! if you knew it was only gonna be reclinned for a couple of hours then not so bad but the whole of a 9 hour trip!

[Cruella DeVilla]

I don't often recline my seat beacuse I am quite considerate to the people behind me. I usually get that same perosn who reclines the whole trip. The only time I say anything is when it comes to meals. What's the answer? Recline your seat and then the person behind gets annoyed?!?

We have started to pre book the front row seats to stop this and you also get more leg room. I think this issue definately lies more with the airline than the person recling the seat as the seats are designed to recline and it is human nature people will.

Taller people do have to buy more legroom as mentioned previously by one of the tall guys.

[chrizzy100]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Cruella DeVilla
I don't often recline my seat beacuse I am quite considerate to the people behind me. I usually get that same perosn who reclines the whole trip. The only time I say anything is when it comes to meals. What's the answer? Recline your seat and then the person behind gets annoyed?!?

We have started to pre book the front row seats to stop this and you also get more leg room. I think this issue definately lies more with the airline than the person recling the seat as the seats are designed to recline and it is human nature people will.

Taller people do have to buy more legroom as mentioned previously by one of the tall guys.
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I don't recline my seat because of my back....I like sitting upright.....my friend is 7ft 2in...and never moans about anything when traveling.....hes just happy to be going there.....and coming back to see his family.......[msnsmile2]