Paid for a whole seat - only got half of one

[ultrarunner]

Bottom line folks. If the person sitting next to you can't put the armrest down they HAVE to buy two seats. It's not an option. Instead of complaining after the fact reach right about your head and ring the flight attendant. It WILL get solved.

Gup

Yep, Gup hit the nail on the head. The person taking up two seats should not have gotten past the gate agent without having bought two tickets. It's really up to them to be proactive in situations like this. But with that being said, the person getting squeezed should have had the FA start the process to solve it. I would have NEVER taken that attitude and would have simply asked to speak to the number 1 FA or the CA. Morbidly obese persons do not have the right to spill over on us.

 

[Amish RakeFight]

Amish RakeFight wrote: ...there are few things in life as humiliating as having to buy an "extra" seat due to your portly dimensions.

So....lose some freakin weight ya pig!!!

Better off sticking them into a cargo container like a common barn animal.

 

[JediNein]

Cargo class is probably more comfortable than cattle class. Moooo...

 

[pilotyip]

Other problem

Yip,

The COS is the one causing the inconvenience right? If there were not another seat for sale on the flight they would be sold two seats on the next available flight.

The way it's designed to work is they buy two seats. If the extra seat they paid for was in fact not needed (booked under capacity), then they write a letter to Dallas and get a credit for what they paid or money back.

It really is the best solution for all involved. The key is to catch it before you oversell the flight. Some agents don't like conflict but to be honest with you IT'S THEIR JOB. I'd rather handle it right now so that we all know what's going on. If not you get a guy like you that "won't fly WN" for a reason that should have never come up.

Gup

I normally make my travel arrangements 2-3 weeks in advance. SWA is normally the higher price for that ticket. Makes NWA, AAL, or a better deal. Of course if I have open return time, I will use SWA because they have the best change your flight policy.

 

[brainhurts]

I just ask the fat person if they don't mind me lifting up a fold or two, and I snuggle under and enjoy a nice warm nap. Its kind of like being back in the womb. It does get kind of sweaty, but it evaporates by the time I have to fly.

 

[Flopgut]

Airline customers have been paying for only half a seat for 30 years.

 

[Doug Parker]

I just ask the fat person if they don't mind me lifting up a fold or two, and I snuggle under and enjoy a nice warm nap. Its kind of like being back in the womb. It does get kind of sweaty, but it evaporates by the time I have to fly.

That is some funny Sh!t !!! I don't care who you are !!


Pay for your tickets with a credit card - if the flight isn't what you bargained for - do a chargeback !!!!



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[AWACoff]

The term "COS" is a poor choice for an acronym. I prefer "POS".

 

[pipe]

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard. We'll begin our boarding with our Aluminum, Aluminum Executive, Zinc, Steel, Copper, and our Aluminum Foil Plus customers".

"For our plus-sized customers, please ensure that your a$$ will fit in the sizer located by the podium".

 

[Freight Dog]

Anyone remember Dice?

"You grab on to a set of t*ts where you don't know where the t*ts begin and the belly ends; it's like one big lop of sh*t! Then she starts swinging from side to side, the cellulites flapping off the f**king walls, you're dodging for your life, and you just jam it in, but you don't even give a sh*t where it goes. You're like - just jiggle for me honey!"

 

[GuppyWN]

Ba Da Bing!

Gup

 

[learflyer]

Anyone remember Dice?

"You grab on to a set of t*ts where you don't know where the t*ts begin and the belly ends; it's like one big lop of sh*t! Then she starts swinging from side to side, the cellulites flapping off the f**king walls, you're dodging for your life, and you just jam it in, but you don't even give a sh*t where it goes. You're like - just jiggle for me honey!"

I remember seeing him for the first time on HBO years ago. I still quote some of his lines........."but dice, I only wanted to be held." "You got the bonus plan, OH!"

 

[Amish RakeFight]

"Jack and Jill went up the hill, each with a buck and a quarter - Jill came down with $2.50"

-Dice.

 

[captain dad]

I can't remember what airline I was on, but a few months ago I had this same deal. I am not a small guy either 6'2" and 270lbs. I look much like my avatar. Anyway, this big flabby mama jama hip hop dude is the last to board and attempts to sit down. I am in uniform and in the middle seat on a 737. I leave the armrest down which he promptly flips up as he collapses into the sit and me. I hadn't been slammed that hard since I played football. I tried to readjust and be polite but it just wasn't happening. This guy had thighs the size of my waist. I got up and asked the FA to find me another seat. She said, "we're full" and walked away. I was about to walk off the flight when MC Quarter Ton saw a 5 year old UM sitting next to a small woman and asked her to trade seats. He sat next to the kid and I sat next to a slightly unhappy old chick.

I sympathize but dang, "PUT DOWN THE FORK!"

If you can afford to eat that much, you got enough money to buy two tickets. And don't look so surprised when someone says you got a big a$$. Wake up!

 

[CA1900]

If you can afford to eat that much, you got enough money to buy two tickets.

Sadly, it costs more to eat healthy than it does to eat crap. Just one double quarter-pounder with cheese from Burger King has nearly 1000 calories, very little nutrition, tons of fat, and costs just a few dollars. A grilled chicken salad, healthier and with a quarter of the calories, is twice as much money.

No wonder I don't miss eating food court crap every day at work!