urgent! ryanair seatbelts

[ThisVividGreenEagle]

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

You would have to be a lot bigger than a 16 to need a seatbelt extender! You'll be fine. They mean the belt itself is 30 inches end to end; a plane belt only goes across your waist, not around it. If they meant it was to fit someone with a maximum 30" total waist measurement, at least half the adults on the plane would need an extender!

This ^

All the seatbelt needs to do is to go across your lap - it doesn't go around your waist.

(Check your car seatbelt. The bit that goes across your lap is nowhere near as long as your waist circumference)

I am an apple shaped (big tummy) 16 and fly regularly with Ryanair, no problems

@ThisVividGreenEagle I thought the belts were more ‘lap’ belts so they don’t actually fit around one’s waist. Have a great holiday!

The OP has since clarified that her actual waist measurement is 35.5" and that she was rounding up to 40" to be on the safe side. However, even if her waist measurement was 40" she would still be a size 20-22 at most and would absolutely not need a seatbelt extender. Don't be absurd.

Everyone talking about waist measurement being wrong. I’m now a size 16/18 and have loss 2 stone and my waist is 40, I have only lost 2 inches from my waist.
I’m now a fat apple especially since the menopause!

You will be fine 👍

I found that flying with Virgin. We flew out Premium Economy and it was fine but came back upper class and I needed an extender as apparently the seatbelt length can vary. I was embarrassed to ask bu It was fine though, cabin crew didn't bat an eyelid.

Edited to add I'm a 18-20

Ah ok. I’m sitting reading these saying how do others size 20-22 have plenty of room. I’m an 18/20 and have used the extenders. Though I don’t always need them, so this makes sense.

Op they are very discreet and pleasant and have them on the plane, don’t be stressing.

Passive aggressive or just aggressively rude?? 😉

You'll be fine.

Even if you're more than a 40" waist, you'll be fine since the 30" seatbelt goes only round half of you - meaning effectively you can have a 60" waist.

Then add on an extender which for Ryanair, I think, is 14". (Which again is only going round half of you).

You'll be fine. Enjoy your time away.

PS I flew Ryanair yesterday - quite a few people who sound significantly larger than you were seated without issue

@ThisVividGreenEagle I flew Ryanair last year when I was a 16, verging on an 18 and the belt fit fine - it just snaps closed across your lap, it doesn't go all the way round your waist. I'm no longer that size, but when I was, the seat belt wasn't a thing I worried about. (Making sure we book an aisle seat or front row so that I can get to the loo easily is more important for me!)

Put it out of your mind, relax and enjoy your holiday.

Sometimes It's where you carry weight- my waist size is always a bit bigger than the rest of me due to being an apple but it doesn't make me go up a size.

I wondered the same as my waist is 33" and I'm size 16.

My daughter is a size 22 and we flew last week. She was ok without an extender.

Plane seat belts don’t really go round your waist though do they, they go over your lap so it’s more to do with your measurement at the hip/top of thigh.

Just ask for a seat belt extender when you’re boarding. They are discrete and very respectful. Enjoy your holiday and don’t worry about anything ♥️

The belt only has to fit over the front of you, not all the way round. Have you been on a plane before?!

I’m the same size as you and the seat belts are ok. 👍🏻

We sre booked with jet 2 - size 20- 22 so knowing you had no issues makes me feel better.

“Risky”?! She’s a size 16, which many women are lol

If the belt is 30 and your waist is over 30 I wouldn’t risk it to be honest. Ask another airline and see if their planes can fit you

A belt goes from the side of the seat to the side of the seat. Not all around your waist like a belt.

A 16 where. I'm a 16 and my waist is no where near 40". However I flew when I was much bigger and got fine.

You’ll be fine!