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]

You'd need to phone the airline as they will have to provide a belt extension and to make sure that the two seats are booked next to each other.

[EDDIE51]

plane seats are not allocated on size, in any case there is a seat rest between the 2 seats which is not removable.

[piggynose]

is this fatist?

[ummmm]

Eddie...The arm rest goes up.

[EDDIE51]

meant arm rest,sorry.
I was once on a plane next to a large person and thet were offered a belt extension.

[friedgreentomato]

The arm rests goes up - but you may be charged for two seats!

[Connemmara]

Yes I had an idea of the arm rest going up - but surely that would be uncomfortable with a split between the two seats. For a 7 hour journey. Also belt extension would have to be long enough to go round the two seats?

[Octavius]

From Ryanair....

"Yes, large passengers can purchase an extra seat for comfort.

To book an extra seat for comfort go online and select 2 seats the first seat should be booked in the actual passenger's name and the extra seat should be entered as COMFORT SEAT as the Last Name and EXTRA as the first Name. The name EXTRA COMFORT SEAT will then be displayed on the reservation and online boarding pass - see extract below from an online check-in boarding pass."

[Connemmara]

good answer octavius - wonder then do they still have to pay extra for the comfy seats ie for two seats.

[friedgreentomato]

yes

[Connemmara]

sorry octavius - you did say you have to purchase two seats - I know of a family who are travelling to Florida tomorrow and there are 29 of them - I would say 10-12 of them would have to purchase two seats. Must be loaded with money I mean.

[bednobs]

of course

[TheBaBas]

Larger people who are aware of their size and book a comfort seat should be applauded.

Those that don't book a comfort are being unfair on 'normal' size passengers (by normal I mean being able to sit comfortably in the seat provided).

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.

[TheBaBas]

For 'unfortable' read uncomfortable.

[aelmpvw]

if you need to use two seats you should pay for two seats ... am i missing something?

[Mamyalynne]

No I don't think you are, everyone above says you need to pay - Conne was enquiring is all.

[ichkeria]

There's a difference between "can" buy an extra seat (so Ryan Air allow this what a surprise!) and "must".
Of course if more "large" people booked extra seats - especially at cheap prices - they might be accused of denying "normal" shape people a seat :-)

[carrust]

Why are you charged an arm & a leg if you go over the limit with your luggage and not if you're a salad dodger?

[ichkeria]

"Why are you charged an arm & a leg if you go over the limit with your luggage and not if you're a salad dodger? "

I thought it had been made clear that if a large person (which is presumably what you mean by "salad dodger") wants an extra seat for "comfort" then they pay extra. If they aren't using an extra seat then they aren't.
Presumably the point about luggage is that there are ways round that, whereas lopping a bit off your body weight before booking a flight is less of an option :-)

[ummmm]

Some very large people don't book a 'comfort seat' which means the person next to them is very uncomfortable.

Carrust....it was mentioned that the person and their luggage should be weighed together and charged accordingly. It would bugger up on-line bookings though.