I'm due to fly soon and i'm overweight quite significantly. I have lost some weight but won't lose enough to feel confident on the plane by time I go. Has anyone recently flew who is overweight who can offer words of reassurance?
What has made me even more nervous is that I anticipated it might be a quiet flight (early evening) and I have just seen that two people have booked the seats next to mine despite there being a number of seats that are in the lines of three still vacant. Why oh why would anyone do that? They're not even the premium economy seats!
AIBU?
Flying when fat - help!
FattyAirways · 10/09/2022 14:41
Am I being unreasonable?
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POLLFattyAirways · 30/09/2022 15:23
Well I'm back and I was absolutely bloody fine!!!
I was fine in my seat and certainly didn't spill over my seat. My legs were in 'my space' as was the rest of my body. I flew Ryanair outbound and the seatbelt didn't come anywhere near fastening. I read online that the seatbelts are around 30 inches and they probably are! I got along fine with a seatbelt extender though. There was room in front of me too and I was sat there feeling pleased with myself. The handrest went down easypeasy too. My seat neighbours were fab! I was sat next to an average to larger sized woman and we didn't touch, apart from when I was falling asleep and my leg accidentally fell to touch hers! It was a very comfortable journey. I could even manage to squeeze my handbag up between the seat infront and my belly. My aim for my next flight is to not need an extender.
I flew home with EasyJet. Despite the seat being an inch wider than Ryanair, it seemed like a bit more of a squeeze, and fuck, EJ's seats are uncomfortable! I was at the edge of my seat space (width-wise) on this one as I looked down at the edge of the seat and my legs, but again, managed not to invade the person sat beside me's seat, but I must admit, did breathe a sigh of relief when we touched down, just due to the sheer uncomfortableness of the seat!
So, if you are reading this and are a size 24-26 (I'm also 5'6 and 24 stone) and are worried about flying, please do not worry, you'll be absolutely fine!
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