urgent! ryanair seatbelts

But women are all shaped differently...I measured my waist after reading this and it's 40...I am a size 16...not just a 16 in stretchy clothes..I'm usually a fourteen then. I am apple shaped though so that's my biggest area. I imagine if I was a pear shaped with a 40inch waist, I'd be a larger size than a 16. A pp said it's a size 22, I'm nowhere near a size 22...if I put on a size 22 from any shop it would fall off me.

Yes, I have said it was indeed a typo (mine). Even so, a size 16 isn't a 40" waist. Not that it matters this late in the thread.

There are much bigger people travelling with all airlines. I'm a size 20 and sometimes their seat belts fit me, sometimes not. Depending on the plane. Last time I had belt for my baby and extender for myself 😅 so it was a bit of a tangle up there but I've managed as we travel quite often so I'm used to it. Don't need to worry about it at all 🌹

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She said she was a size 16 I’m certain?
OP might be a different shaped 16 where a 16 generally fits all over but buys different styles

You should be fine for most seats but note that the seat belts get trimmed and resealed if they fray so if it's brand new it will have a lot more space than one that is nearly at the 'end' of its life.

I once took 2 flights 8 hours apart (joys of overnight connection in Stansted), I'm a UK14 and on one I had like 2 inches spare and on the other I had a good 6-10 inches on the tail. Think it was even the "same" seat number (different actual planes) as I usually go for the nearest free window seat to the back of the plane (nicer stairs - rather than the built in steep "ladder") that isn't the back 4 rows (might get bumped on an equipment change if new plane lacks these rows)!

See it this way OP - if it didn’t fit a size 16, half of the passengers, maybe more would need extenders!

I wouldn’t worry, I flew with my size 20 friend recently and she didn’t need an extender - I’m a 14 bottom and nowhere near needing an extender

Slim down to fit in a seatbelt?! Ah yes, just slim down, why hadn’t she thought of that before! 🙄

You’ll be fine My daughter is a size 16 and there was easily enough seatbelt to go across her and spare .
My husband is over 6’2” and a 38 waist , again easily enough .
I am small , size 10 , waist size varies as I have IBS 🤪and have to pull it across tight even when I’m having a massive stomach day .
thats on various airlines

The seat belt onky goes over the front of you, not all the way around. So technically if seat belt is 30" in total across front of you, it could accommodate a 60" waist.

Now this post is very interesting . I flew Ryan air yesterday in one of their new planes. Norwich to faro .
I was amazed how small the belt was . I’m a 14/16 31 waist and I was at the end of my belt . Never happened before. My husband is a 38 inch tummy but v slim hips he had it over his hips and it just reached. Never ever have I experienced this before and I’ve lost a stone . But I rarely fly Ryan air .

@ThisVividGreenEagle just returned on a Ryanair flight yesterday. Both flights the seat belt fitted me. Size 20. Please do not stress over this. It will fit you with no issue.

That’s what menopause does to you.

They fit my hubby. He's rather broad shouldered so naturally wide with a bit of chubby belly. Although he swears it's muscle 😂

I'm bigger than that and no problem so you'll be fine.

May help to reframe this with some care / compassion for your body. The issue is planes are made with seats that work best for bigger kids and straight sized adults. They're not comfortable for a whole range of small - medium fat people but probably tolerable. Some medium fat and most large fat people will need a seatbelt extender. Some large fat and most people in bodies bigger than that will need two seats. The fundamental error is in aircraft design that wants to squish as many people as possible into the plane to maximise profits. Our bodies aren't the problem.

Seatbelts on planes do get shortened sometimes as when they're damaged the damaged bit can be cut off and the buckle refitted so if you do find yourself with a seatbelt that doesn't fit, that's likely to be why, because at your size it should fit fine.

Size 16 is completely average and you'd be fine on any plane seat!

The belt only goes over your lap, like the bottom part of a car seat belt - it doesn't need to go all round your waist

Jesus you cannot be serious 😂