Are airline seats big enough?

[muzza01]

As the topic says, "are airline seats big enough?" I travel with Qantas a fair bit with my job, mainly on Dash 8's.

This has happened to me a few times now and happened again last week.

I am a bit over sitting next to really obese people. It sucks when the person sitting beside me is so big  that their arse and leg goes under the armrest and on to my side of the seat and their tummy is so big that their arm is also on my side. I usually have the window seat so I try and jam myself right up against the side of the plane. Not easy, as I have a beergut and weigh 90-95 kgs myself.

 It must be really embarrassing for the big people. We keep getting told Australians are getting bigger and bigger but the seats on planes are not.

1. Should the airlines put in a few bigger seats to accommodate the XXLG people?
Or
2. Should the XXLG people have to purchase  a second seat.

Your thoughts?

[02-SR5]

I reckon they should have a couple of fat seats down the back for such people.

[scarps]

I reckon they should have a couple of fat seats down the back for such people.

could create a weight distribution problem. Maybe one at the front, two over the middle and one down the back?

[Tractor88]

could create a weight distribution problem. Maybe one at the front, two over the middle and one down the back?

Would that really cater for the amount of obese people catching planes? Perhaps half and half ??

[BigDougie]

Seriously, so us bigger people should be penalised why? What the same way smaller people should pay more for not using all their space? And while we are at it lets now make it an offense for not giving pushbikes 1 mtr clearance. Makes me wonder what the world is coming too......

Sorry for being me, no that's right we are all different in some way and for this no one should have to apologize...

Rant over, Cheers and as the NAME states BIG DOUGIE........

[scarps]

Hey bigdougie, no offence meant, but I didn't realise you could take pushbikes on planes? I normally see people checking them in.

[BigDougie]

I'll pass that one Scarps.....

[TOPNDR]

2 is the answer, otherwise the wider seats will see someone sitting through the wall.

[Top.ender]

I find the seats big enough ... but at 6ft 4 inches its the lack of leg room that pisses me off
don't get me started on airlines like Air Asia....

[scarps]

Ok, so now we're picking on short people?

[JCAT]

I'm just happy to get on a plane


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[Bird]

I find the seats big enough ... but at 6ft 4 inches its the lack of leg room that pisses me off

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[V8CRSA]

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[evolution]

Being In albury It is allot more convenient to fly to either Melbourne or Sydney than drive. (especially for a short trip to see my wonderful docs)
Now those that know me are well aware that I am not going to be playing Basketball for anyone Professionally.
I am a very average 5ft10. Now Every time I fly, be it in a prop or even a larger jet all the way through to a 747 I find my knees are nearly an inch from the seat in front, and that the seats are no where near high enough for my thighs to be on the seat and my feet flat on the floor.
Even when I fly business its the same, a bit more space between the seats but not on the height.
Thats what gets me the most.

In regarding sitting next to someone on the heavy side, I had that problem coming home friday morning from Sydney.
Before he even sat down he was apologizing to me, nothing the poor bloke could do about it though.
we just swapped seats, I took the window, he took the isle. After take off he lifted the isle armrest and moved over.
Great bloke, had a top chat.

Cheers
Evo

[muzza01]

Maybe some of the seats could have a double love seat instead of two singles. That way couples could sit together or a XXLG person can have the seat to their self.

[ATC]

Few years ago had an interrnational flight, on Qantas, from LA back to Sydney.

I managed to get an exit aisle seat in the middle, but the flight was full as a previous plane had been cancelled.

Long story short there were 3 of us in the exit aisle, a really small bloke 160cm 70-75kg, myself a small 193cm & only 110kg, and a very frequent flyer that couldn't get an upgrade into business at a small 190km & 14-150kg.

The big bloke was polite and tried his best to stay inside his seat, the small bloke didn't give a **** and had arms & legs everywhere.

It's the people that don't believe in deodorant, washing hair or clothes that get me on flights.

ATC

[crackacoldie]

Being of a stockier build, it is not the size of the person next to you, but how much they think they own the shared armrest that pi$$es me off, together with the drunks and the chatterboxes.

[oldmate]

Maybe some of the seats could have a double love seat instead of two singles. That way couples could sit together or a XXLG person can have the seat to their self.

Just lift the centre arm rest, and you can cuddle any large bloke you want. Lmao

[cancan]

Advantage of flying every week is I get to sit up the front and rarely have someone besides me... I do feel sorry for the tall guys... Sat next to a guy last year and the tray wouldn't fold all the way down,, just hit his knees... Sat next to one larger guy once... He said it was uncomfortable sitting next to a skinny guy but worse when sitting next to another larger person.... also have sat next to a lot of skinny people that take as much room as they can..,.. worse party of flying is the constant delays but the very worst thing is that there has been no beers on the flight for the last 4 weeks....

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[bluejay]

plenty of room in the back 4 rows of a JUMBO, the window isles have rows of two we always pay extra to get these seats not that we are "overweight? being 55 kg and 80 kg its just so much more  room in the back

[bluejay]

if you are gunna over flow into some one elses seat space you should reimburse them for preventing them having their seat to them selves because thats what they paid for?

[edz]

Muzza !!   Ya know ya want to get it introduced to the civil airlines, I can almost hear ya saying it ... Rig tha bloody aircraft out with the same seating as a Caribou or a Hercky bird rigged for para ... That would solve ya problem... Lets face it if your going to be uncomfortable they may aswell do a job of it ..

[Paul (SA)]

Seriously, so us bigger people should be penalised why? What the same way smaller people should pay more for not using all their space? And while we are at it lets now make it an offense for not giving pushbikes 1 mtr clearance. Makes me wonder what the world is coming too......

Sorry for being me, no that's right we are all different in some way and for this no one should have to apologize...

Rant over, Cheers and as the NAME states BIG DOUGIE........

Maybe us tall blokes should charge a fee when some short ass wants something off a high shelf at the shops?

[muzza01]

Muzza !!   Ya know ya want to get it introduced to the civil airlines, I can almost hear ya saying it ... Rig tha bloody aircraft out with the same seating as a Caribou or a Hercky bird rigged for para ... That would solve ya problem... Lets face it if your going to be uncomfortable they may aswell do a job of it ..

Yep, The good old days EDZ.
I hated carrying bloody passengers.  C stands for Cargo on a C130. Cargo doesn't move, doesn't touch things it ain't supposed to, doesn't whinge, doesn't ask stupid questions.
Nowadays I am passenger 

[V8TL8]

Yup it’s all crap and comes down to money.

I am 75 kg, I get told I can check in 23 kg luggage.

Some geezer weighs 120 kg and guess what gets told he can check in 23 kg luggage. Huh?

If I am over weight in the luggage department I get to pay for extra luggage!
He is overweight in the body department and doesn’t!

THAT is discrimination.
I am saving the airline a Shit load of money in fuel consumption because I am small, and aim to stay that way.

What a load of crap.

BTW: It’s not about fat people it’s about large folk.

Flew to BNE to Perth once next to a bouncer on his way to Saudi, no fat on this dude, pure bodybuilding type, he still filled out his seat and half of mine! Not pleasant. He had no idea of personal space. No attempt to stick to his own seat, where was my discount for having to put up with that?

Airlines SHOULD have oversize seats, sure the extra space costs more, you choose.
For the large folk, you may choose to pay a bit more to avoid that awkwardness.

Next time you fly to NZ try the Premium economy, for small price extra, you get massive extra leg room and arm space.

No wonder Qantas is up to Shit, run by some little leprechaun, they should follow the NZ example.

Ha ha.