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urgent! ryanair seatbelts

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ThisVividGreenEagle · 31/03/2025 10:02

PLEASE HELP ME! Im a size 16 my waist is 40 inches will Ryan airs seatbelts fit around me without an extension
it says online the seatbelt is 30 inches is that just one side or both combined?
i fit into rollercoasters fine if that helps?
tia xx

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ThisVividGreenEagle · 31/03/2025 13:32

MAPHELP · 31/03/2025 13:31

I am a size 16 and am very tall for a woman at 185cm and I fly Ryanair almost monthly. I’ve never had a problem fitting in the seatbelts.

have a fantastic flight @ThisVividGreenEagle

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thank you so much!

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100percenthagitude · 31/03/2025 13:32

Bogginsthe3rd · 31/03/2025 10:12

That does seem a bit risky at your size/ circumference. Can you not just ask for a belt extender on the plane if needed though ? When is the flight ? Could you slim down before a bit to be safe (if it's a summer holiday)?

I may just be in a particularly bad mood today but just FECK off, you sour old trout. For numerous reasons

MyKingdomForACat · 31/03/2025 13:32

RB68 · 31/03/2025 12:45

I have flown RA as a 22, 20 and 18 and its been fine - remember its a lap belt not a waist belt anyway. Never used an extender on any flight either

Yes. Seatbelts go across your lap not round your waist

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ThisVividGreenEagle · 31/03/2025 13:32

koolkatdad · 31/03/2025 13:28

I'm male and when I wore 40 inch waist trousers I easily fit seatbelts on planes, Ryanair included, with inches to spare. (Now down to 36 inch woohoo!)

thank you so much! and how did your drop some of your weight if you dont mind me asking x?

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MAPHELP · 31/03/2025 13:31

ThisVividGreenEagle · 31/03/2025 13:27

mine is about 35-36 i double checked definetly either rounded up earlier or don wrong but a size 22 is absouloutley massive on me as i always tend to size up ridiculously and have to send back but i have googled and 35-41 can be a size 16 too x

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I am a size 16 and am very tall for a woman at 185cm and I fly Ryanair almost monthly. I’ve never had a problem fitting in the seatbelts.

have a fantastic flight @ThisVividGreenEagle

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ThisVividGreenEagle · 31/03/2025 13:29

MyMachine · 31/03/2025 13:19

That's some round up!

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definetly is but to me if everyone said 40 inches is fine then 35.5 is fine too

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koolkatdad · 31/03/2025 13:28

I'm male and when I wore 40 inch waist trousers I easily fit seatbelts on planes, Ryanair included, with inches to spare. (Now down to 36 inch woohoo!)

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ThisVividGreenEagle · 31/03/2025 13:27

Comedycook · 31/03/2025 13:09

I was interested in this and just measured my waist...it's 40 inches...I'm definitely a size 16 though...a true size 16...not just a 16 in stretchy clothes. A size 22 would absolutely swamp me and fall off.

Unless I'm measuring my waist totally wrong

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mine is about 35-36 i double checked definetly either rounded up earlier or don wrong but a size 22 is absouloutley massive on me as i always tend to size up ridiculously and have to send back but i have googled and 35-41 can be a size 16 too x

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ManchesterLu · 31/03/2025 13:27

SleepyHollowed84 · 31/03/2025 10:11

You’ll be fine but they have extenders onboard if it doesn’t fit. You shouldn’t be worried.

do you think they would kick you off the plane?!

Of course they wouldn't kick someone off the plane, but it's bloody embarrassing to have to ask for an extender, so that's why she's asking about it.

Why are you being so sarcastic when someone's worrying?

Fupoffyagrasshole · 31/03/2025 13:26

Bogginsthe3rd · 31/03/2025 10:12

That does seem a bit risky at your size/ circumference. Can you not just ask for a belt extender on the plane if needed though ? When is the flight ? Could you slim down before a bit to be safe (if it's a summer holiday)?

Wtf

Elsvieta · 31/03/2025 13:26

MyMachine · 31/03/2025 13:18

Surely their entire schtick is 'I'm a big woman', so making stuff up that never happened pays the bills!

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Strange how the very obese people you meet in real life tell just the same kinds of stories they do, when it's paying for nothing.

Ever been told by a man that your own experiences with sexism didn't happen? I have. Telling people that their own experience of discrimination, whether it's racism or sexism or anything else, isn't real just makes it more painful.

Floatlikeafeather2 · 31/03/2025 13:24

ThisVividGreenEagle · 31/03/2025 13:14

16 and no i rounded up im 35 inches but didnt realise how much it mattered

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Yes sorry, that was my typo.

PigglyWigglyOhYeah · 31/03/2025 13:20

I’m fatter than you and fitted in with no problems. I did ask quietly for a seatbelt extender as I was greeted by cabin crew as we got on the plane (as this seemed less of a nightmare than having to find someone to ask once we were seated) but I didn’t need it. You will be fine.

MyMachine · 31/03/2025 13:19

ThisVividGreenEagle · 31/03/2025 13:14

16 and no i rounded up im 35 inches but didnt realise how much it mattered

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That's some round up!

MyMachine · 31/03/2025 13:18

Elsvieta · 31/03/2025 11:07

I definitely read something by a fat writer who said it happened to her. Either Sofie Hagen or Roxane Gay, I think.

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Surely their entire schtick is 'I'm a big woman', so making stuff up that never happened pays the bills!

TheChosenTwo · 31/03/2025 13:16

I flew lots as a size 16, always had plenty of room left in the belt to extend if needed.
Please don’t worry and focus on enjoying your holiday ☺️

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ThisVividGreenEagle · 31/03/2025 13:14

SalfordQuays · 31/03/2025 12:48

OP you’ll be absolutely fine. 100%. My waist is only a few inches smaller than yours and I have loads of spare belt.

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thank you so much

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Beeloux · 31/03/2025 13:14

They will have seatbelt extensions but you shouldn’t need one. On the airline I used to work for, you couldn’t sit in emergency exit seats if you need the seatbelt extension though. :)

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ThisVividGreenEagle · 31/03/2025 13:14

Floatlikeafeather2 · 31/03/2025 10:11

Are you sure you've got your waist measurement right? If you have, how are you a size 14?

16 and no i rounded up im 35 inches but didnt realise how much it mattered

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ThisVividGreenEagle · 31/03/2025 13:12

SleepyHollowed84 · 31/03/2025 10:11

You’ll be fine but they have extenders onboard if it doesn’t fit. You shouldn’t be worried.

do you think they would kick you off the plane?!

haha no lol just preparing for worst x

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Comedycook · 31/03/2025 13:12

ThisVividGreenEagle · 31/03/2025 13:11

sorry guys 35 not 40 rounded up to be on safe side

You'll be fine

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ThisVividGreenEagle · 31/03/2025 13:11

sorry guys 35 not 40 rounded up to be on safe side

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Comedycook · 31/03/2025 13:09

BMW6 · 31/03/2025 10:18

OP if your waist is 40" then you are size 22 not 16.

Size 16 would be 34" waist.

I was interested in this and just measured my waist...it's 40 inches...I'm definitely a size 16 though...a true size 16...not just a 16 in stretchy clothes. A size 22 would absolutely swamp me and fall off.

Unless I'm measuring my waist totally wrong

Comedycook · 31/03/2025 13:05

I haven't flown Ryanair but I'm a size 16 and have never once struggled with a seatbelt on a plane. Even if you did, they'd just give you an extender. It's a non issue

ForTealBee · 31/03/2025 12:54

Size 16 is a 35 inch waist not a 40 inch.