A growing fear in people who fly a lot today is who they sit next to on a plane. This conversation has been resurrected after a man was forced to stand on a seven-hour flight because a man who was too big for his seat took up both his own seat and the adjacent seat.
The argument states people who take up a certain diameter should be forced to buy two seats on a plane. The average size of a seat is 20.5 inches and someone who takes up more than this much space is a danger to others. One man was forced to stand for seven hours because another person exceeded the diameter of the seats and forced him out of his own.
People exceeding this diameter should buy the adjacent seat to avoid further hazards. This is because someone may need to be removed from the flight because the person is too big and did not buy two seats. Over 36% of the U.S. population is overweight and this problem could happen quiet frequently. On January 20th, I talked with the ROC airlines and they have a rule that people with large diameters must pay for two seats.
It can be argued that this is a matter of economics. When a person has paid for a seat on an airline or bus, that area has been sold and is not available for the duration of travel for any other person, other than the person who bought the space.
Debate.org’s poll shows that 84% of people say that obese people should pay for two airline seats. One anonymous person on debate.org wrote, “On a sold-out flight, I was given a seat next to an obese woman who was so large that I actually couldn't fit next to her…I had to spend an extra night (and extra $$) and take a plane the next day because the crew was too afraid to ask her to do so. I eventually got a 'refund' in the form an airline credit…”
The safest and respectful path is that overweight people should buy an extra ticket on flights today.
The argument states people who take up a certain diameter should be forced to buy two seats on a plane. The average size of a seat is 20.5 inches and someone who takes up more than this much space is a danger to others. One man was forced to stand for seven hours because another person exceeded the diameter of the seats and forced him out of his own.
People exceeding this diameter should buy the adjacent seat to avoid further hazards. This is because someone may need to be removed from the flight because the person is too big and did not buy two seats. Over 36% of the U.S. population is overweight and this problem could happen quiet frequently. On January 20th, I talked with the ROC airlines and they have a rule that people with large diameters must pay for two seats.
It can be argued that this is a matter of economics. When a person has paid for a seat on an airline or bus, that area has been sold and is not available for the duration of travel for any other person, other than the person who bought the space.
Debate.org’s poll shows that 84% of people say that obese people should pay for two airline seats. One anonymous person on debate.org wrote, “On a sold-out flight, I was given a seat next to an obese woman who was so large that I actually couldn't fit next to her…I had to spend an extra night (and extra $$) and take a plane the next day because the crew was too afraid to ask her to do so. I eventually got a 'refund' in the form an airline credit…”
The safest and respectful path is that overweight people should buy an extra ticket on flights today.