Are airline seats big enough?

[rockman]

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........

all this time you told me that why your missus gave you that nickname ( for reasons not allowed to be mentioned around little children ) I'm shocked !

[02-SR5]

I fly at least every couple of months with work.

What I hate the most,

some dude that is late, decided the locker over MY seat, were MY laptop is, is a great place for him to cram all his carry on luggage, with no consideration for other peoples luggage  up there. When his seat is two rows over.

Air crew should police carry on luggage to hand bags and laptop bags only.

Oh, a a quiet elbow in his balls, as he is standing there cramming all his sh!t into the locker above your head, with his crotch in your face, works a treat.

Elbow, bump, oh sorry mate, I didn't see you........

[Paul (SA)]

There has to be nothing better though than letting one rip as loud as you can with all that cabin noise drowning out any hope of you being identified as the culprit.

Don't tell me you haven't done it.......

[D4D]

[austastar]

Hi,
   I hope never to get on another aircraft - ever!





Link


They are working on seat design.


My vote would be a cost for a seat and a cost per kg of total load going onto the aircraft.


i.e. kids and midgets with little luggage are cheaper than a sumo wrestler with lots of luggage.


Not many agree with my thoughts on that though.


cheers

[Barrabart]

I'm a big unit too, though I think I still fit fairly well in the seat width wise, however I do get jack of my knees digging into the seat in front!!

[Passionfingers]

Delightful Dazzler probly not, and I havent followed through with those slaps yet except for once from Karratha, where the end result of a seat being reclined onto my knee was a dislocated kneecap, imagined it often tho!
I am now fortunate to get business class for all my O/S trips, and my tablet and bose cans are a godsend, but I love watching the ppl I posted about earlier every trip domestically, and again, I wish we had high speed rail just for the chance to move around and stretch without disrupting fellow travellers.

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[Fathom]

With a bit of luck all the tough talkers who want to smack large/small/ smoking/ kids/rich/tall/skinny/seats back/ luggage space hogs etc... Will put words to action...
Then they will be booted off the airline and I won't care about the minuscule seats and pathetic legroom or the masses rushing to board , the plane will be near empty, and I can lay across ten seats...
Although I suspect I won't like the new pricing when the airlines raise seat prices to cater got all the empty seats...  :/   

[Azz]

I didn't see this in the previous pages.....

Dear Jetstar...
Do you like riddles? I do, that's why I'm starting this letter with one. What weighs more than a Suzuki Swift, less than a Hummer and smells like the decaying anus of a deceased homeless man? No idea? How about, what measures food portions in kilograms and has the personal hygiene of a French prostitute? Still nothing? Right, one more try. What's fat as f***, stinks like Shit and should be forced to purchase two seats on a Jetstar flight? That's right, it's the man I sat next to under on my flight from Perth to Sydney yesterday.
As I boarded the plane, I mentally high-fived myself for paying the additional $25 for an emergency seat. I was imagining all that extra room, when I was suddenly distracted by what appeared to be an infant hippopotamus located halfway down the aisle.
As I got closer, I was relieved to see that it wasn't a dangerous semi-aquatic African mammal, but a morbidly obese human being. However, this relief was short-lived when I realised that my seat was located somewhere underneath him.
Soon after I managed to burrow into my seat, I caught what was to be the first of numerous fetid whiffs of body odour. His scent possessed hints of blue cheese and Mumbai slum, with nuances of sweaty flesh and human faeces sprayed with cologne - Eau No.
Considering I was visibly under duress, I found it strange that none of the cabin crew offered me another seat. To be fair, it's entirely possible that none of them actually saw me. Perhaps this photo will jog their memories.
Pinned to my seat by a fleshy boulder, I started preparing for a 127 Hours-like escape. Thankfully though, the beast moved slightly to his left, which allowed me to stand up, walk to the back of the plane and politely ask the cabin crew to be seated elsewhere. I didn't catch the names of the three flight attendants, but for the purpose of this letter, I'll call them: Chatty 1, Chatty 2 and Giggly (I've given them all the same surname - Couldnotgiveash***).
After my request, Chatty 1 and Chatty 2 continued their conversation, presumably about how s*** they are at their jobs, and Giggly, well, she just giggled. I then asked if I could sit in one of the six vacant seats at the back of the aircraft, to which Giggly responded, "hehehe, they're for crew only, hehehe". I think Giggly may be suffering from some form of mental impairment.
I tried to relocate myself without the assistance of the Couldnotgiveas*** triplets, but unfortunately everyone with a row to themselves was now lying down. It was then I realised that my fate was sealed. I made my way back to Jabba the Hutt and spent the remainder of the flight smothered in side-boob and cellulite, taking shallow breaths to avoid noxious gas poisoning. Just before landing,
I revisited the back of the plane to use the toilet. You could imagine my surprise when I saw both "crew only" rows occupied by non-crew members. I can only assume Giggly let them sit there after she forgot who she was and why she's flying on a big, shiny metal thing in the sky.
Imagine going out for dinner and a movie, only to have your night ruined by a fat mess who eats half your meal then blocks 50% of the screen. Isn't that exactly the same as having someone who can't control their calorie intake occupying half your seat on a flight? Of course it is, so that's why I'm demanding a full refund of my ticket, including the $25 for an emergency row seat.
I'm also looking to be compensated for the physical pain and mental suffering caused by being enveloped in human blubber for four hours. My lower back is in agony and I had to type this letter one-handed as I'm yet to regain full use of my left side. If I don't recover completely, I'll have to say goodbye to my lifelong dream of becoming Air Guitar World Champion. If that occurs, you will pay.

To discuss my generous compensation package, email me at: richwisken@hotmail.com, or tweet me at: @RichWisken

No regards,

Rich Wisken.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2531797/Airline-passenger-complaint-having-sit-obese-man.html#ixzz2sARGvfHN

[ako]

The engineers that design planes must be around 160cm tall and under 75kgs!

Don't blame the engineers. They probably had a perfect layout, which then gets sent to the bean counters for review. 

The bean counter comes back to the engineer with "add 30% more seats to make this economically viable".   

And a big +1 on the Bose headset. Makes all the annoying people go away. 

[Snow]

What's your background Snow? Not many would know what FS245 is.

RAAF ATECH C130E/H/J. Been here at Richmond working on, around and in support of them since 1985. 

[Bird]

I didn't see this in the previous pages.....

Dear Jetstar...
Do you like riddles?

They would have got to Riddles, and clicked shift+delete.

[Bunyip]

You lot need to harden the f!$k up, how can some one of my frame 6'3, 130kg and a meter across the shoulders help what size they are. I am not obese, just big and courteous as I am aware of the situation.

Seriously if one of you pip squeak wingers give me your condescending attidute on a flight you may just find yourself stuffed in the overhead luggage department.

Generation me, I am over you!

Jas

Hay Jas,

Imagine if they put us beside each other on the plane, we are about equal in dimension they would have to put us inthe middle row of seats, otherwise they would just circle the airport

[Bunyip]

but if you recline your seat straight back there is a fair chance you will jam my knees, and my instant reaction is to lean forward and slap you, sorry, survival instinct clicked in,

If people do that to me I just wriggle occassionally and make life uncomfortable for them. They then turn back to have a go, see this ugly b@5tard 6'3 130Kg guy sitting there with a "just say something" look on his face.

This usually ends up with them sitting back down and putting their chair up. Only once has it come to anything which ended up with me being moved to a bulk head seat.

[edz]

Had a ferret continualy do that to me untill [ I'm also 6'4" 130 and Rather than start a blue with the goose],  the hostie got the look [ I'm going to throttle this cretan ] once from me when serving our drinks.
  She went and politely informed him it might be in his favour to  be a bit more considerate to the large man behind him, that he's making unhappy .. O'l mate became very ginger with his moving around in his seat after that .

[Passionfingers]

Yeah, it's the most annoying thing for me, and I once (and only once) flew to Perth on Jetstar, not only did the squirmer in front near hobble me, the bloke alongside got airsick beside me, so struggling to walk, LHS shirt and shorts covered in vomit, asked if they could find a spare seat for me- answer was no, and please return to your seat as you are obstructing the walkway! Thanks for that!
The time I ended up with a dislocated kneecap was a bit different, we all had boarded in Karratha 20 minutes earlier, then had to wait for a offshore crew's chopper to arrive and connect, and as they got on, the lil fella jumped in the seat and immediately dropped it back with no warning, he must have been a bit tuckered out from his previous flight -  POP, and instinct for me was a loud yell of ##%#, a slap and pushing the seat forward hard to get his weight off my leg. Naturally most of the plane wondered what the disturbance was, he turned around and started to vent, the guys beside me were giving it to him, and then I stood up in obvious pain, and as he registered I was at least a foot taller and 50 kg heavier he started to slink back down. Painful few hours until I hit Perth to get it looked at, but karma is great, 2 months later I arrived at his rig to teach them about risk mitigation and identifying hazards - naturally I had a very real scenario involving said individual much to his workmates enjoyment!

[Swannie]

Ahh currently sitting on the plane in Melbourne going to Perth. The seats have plenty of room. Not sure what you blokes are complaining about

Swannie

[achjimmy]

Rush to get on - to ensure you get your stuff stowed before everyone else brings the kitchen sink on
Always avoid checking stuff in to ensure quick getaway - travelling for business is a PITA and the shortest time you spend in the airport/plane the better
Rush to get off - because they have been sitting next to you

+1

[achjimmy]

Platinum status - don't get me started there:-)

Platinum great for check in and the better Q club, but unless someone is guarding the premium boarding lane forget it.  Why don't people read signs?

Now we're picking on illiterate passengers.

Love platinum, like today 10mins to go stroll up to check in "any seats up the front" " yes Mr Achjimmy 7500 points" bang row 2. Never happened like that as pleb class. 

[achjimmy]

Got bounced around on a recent trip home from Europe by Finnair. Ended up getting front row on a new Qatar B787 Dreamliner. The only way you will fly better is private jet I think. The plane is magnificent.

[muzza01]

Love platinum, like today 10mins to go stroll up to check in "any seats up the front" " yes Mr Achjimmy 7500 points" bang row 2. Never happened like that as pleb class.

Bah. I end up with silver each year with 4 or 5 flights short of Gold.

[Mace]

Sorry folks, it appears if you have read rick wiskens  blogspot post about his jet star experience, but you really need  to see the pics to bring it into perspective!

From

http://richwiskendrinks.blogspot.com.au

[Azz]

Hahaha is that Coshy?

[cancan]

Not always good in platinum....I had to sit in row 3 tonight.... At least I got a couple of free beers to help with the misery

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[scarps]

It's Friday, Bris airport to Melb flight, end of another looooooooooooooooooooooooong week.

Carry on luggage - check (one laptop bag with ipad only (quicker through security))
NC Headphones - check
4WD & Camping mags - check
Check out the potential flight buddies in the Q club - check (mostly middle aged business men - boring and ugly)
2&1/2hr flight ahead of me - check (doubtfull I'll feel take off as tired and once head rests against window - out)


Wait, wait, wait, hot classy lady walks in.  Going to Melbourne?  No Sydney.....  bugger.

Man, look at the size of that bloke.  7' tall, 4'wide, with a wheel bag, suit bag and a laptop.  Seriously some people abuse the system.  Think I'll go and have a go at him.  B#sh, B@ng, Cr&sh. Certainly sir, take my cabin bag allowance.

Only thing to look forward to now might be that it's a plane with inseat entertainment screens.  Series 8 of Big Bang Theory now available..........can only hope.