If a nation is happy to be feedin' 'em, they oughta' be flyin' 'em. 
Weight Related Discrimination
- Thread starter Maestro
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Just what are you getting at? You spent forever getting all offended that someone would dare to complain that someone is larger than their seat. Ok, so complaining about that is off limits. You made that quite clear.
Then what the heck is this comment? Now you think the airline should fix a problem that you insist isn't a problem? You're not being very consistent. This is pretty much exactly what Teya was saying which is what set you off in the first place! Now it's suddenly ok?
My point is, the onus shouldn't be on the passengers, the large ones, nor the small. Teya, on the other hand, thinks larger people should pay for two seats. Is that "the heck" clear for ya'? Try to read a little more carefully, it helps to keep up.
She said 2 seats. You said 1 large seat.
That's the ONLY difference, which seems like no difference at all to me. (The airline could charge more or not charge more for either of those configurations, so money doesn't enter into it.)
I see that you've decided to hone in on the fact that Teya actually said "pay for" in her post. I read that as meaning they should HAVE 2 seats. Should the airline offer the second seat for free, I can't imagine Teya protesting.
So it comes down to this:
A) If Teya comes back and says "no, I want them to pay double" then you're absolutely correct.
B) If she comes back and says "no, I meant they should just HAVE 2 tickets, I don't care who pays" then she and you are saying the EXACT same thing and you've been awfully darn rude to someone for expressing an opinion you also hold.
Obviously I suspect the second option, but only Teya can say for sure.
There's a note of meanness here, which I objected to, and which I'm allowed to object to. Okay by you, boss?
Frankly, I don't care who pays for it.
The only thing I don't think is fair--which An Officer appears to have no problem with--is telling a passenger who is already on the flight and seated that they have to move to a later flight so someone else can have her seat.
Or expecting a passenger to give up a portion of her seat to accomodate someone else.
It couldn't be all that comfortable for the person who has to sit on top of the smaller person, either.
Which was in reply to your overreaction:
For someone complaining about "meanness," that was a really kindly response...
^ You didn't strike me as the sort who worried too much about lack of kindness.
I find it difficult to credit that just because your nearest neighbour happened to be large, they threw YOU off the flight, just like that, and you accepted? Is that what you're saying?
I find it difficult to credit that just because your nearest neighbour happened to be large, they threw YOU off the flight, just like that, and you accepted? Is that what you're saying?
Why is that hard to believe? They currently don't have larger (non-first-class) seats or free 2nd tickets or any of the other ideas we've talked about.
They don't exist.
Therefore this is bound to happen. Absolutely.
Why should Teya be the one to be transferred, rather than the big guy/girl? Sounds iffy to me. Unless she was so annoyed, she wanted to get off herself...
If you're a business and you have to bump one person and they sue you, which choice do you think looks worse to a jury?
There's your answer.
Well, given your over-the-top response, I gave back what I got.
Do try to keep up.
This is what the obese passenger demanded--that I be moved, whether to another seat or another flight.
She wasn't moving. I wasn't moving. She was asked if they could accomodate her another way. She said no.
So, the airline made me an offer to get the flight off the ground--first class on a flight 5 hours later and I negotiated an additional 2 coast-to-coast round trips free.
Win for me, not so much for her.
I'm sure you find that horrendous. Tough that.
You didn't actually make that clear in the first instance. Do try to express yourself with some articulation. If I were you, I would be jumping for joy in that case, not bitchin' on a message board. Seems to me you were well compensated for your trouble, and you elected to accept the offer. The airline took care of you, and it isn't your affair to bemoan other people's weight, or how a private airline choose to run their private business.
Being one of those, I'll try not to take offense.
Even though my wheelchair isn't electric, but still.......
Uh, yeah.
I was lucky I *could* be delayed. On business travel I wouldn't be so accomodating.
And with arthritis, I will not put up with someone sitting on me.
Again, horrible of me, I know.
But that's my point. You suggested they instal a row of larger seats. That's offering advice on how the airline should choose to run their business. It still seems that you're criticizing her for saying the same things you've been saying.
Again, I have spinal arthritis. If someone is sitting on me for a flight, I'm not going to be able to walk at the end of it.
My complaint was the demands of the overweight woman--which you *still* have no problem with. She felt entitled to my seat at all costs.
I still don't get how you think that's okay.
