Overweight? United Airlines may charge you - Page 2

classicman · 04-17-2009, 09:37 AM

yeh, all those brains I suppose...

lookout123 · 04-17-2009, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by The Teapot

I'd support it if they hadn't been slowly making the seats smaller to fit more in.
Its a good idea, but if people were paying what we should (for a three hour jorney £15 - $22.50) you'd be able to afford two seats easily.
Although, as I fly with my family normaly, if one of us is taking up too much space you are going to know about it. Usualy for a few weeks.

How did you arrive by that number? I'd love to fly that cheaply but I don't believe any airline would survive the first month before folding.

classicman · 04-17-2009, 12:48 PM

my 3 hour journey - CHEAPEST rate is about $400.00 US

Pico and ME · 04-17-2009, 01:22 PM

Well, I was able to get $180 for my round trip ticket from Indy to Tucson and back. Thats about $15 per hour of air travel.

jinx · 04-17-2009, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by The Teapot

I'd support it if they hadn't been slowly making the seats smaller to fit more in.

Is this true? I wouldn't have a hard time believing it, except last time we flew the seat on one of the flights still had ash trays in the arm rests. The seats seemed like the same size (wayyy to fucking small) as the other flights.

Sundae · 04-17-2009, 01:47 PM

Even as an obese person myself, I agree with the idea that if you take up two seats, or increase the weight of an aircraft significantly, you should be charged more.

The Pay As You Go system which now extends to paying to use the toilet however, I disagree with. You can help how much you weigh - hard as it is and underlying problems there may be, it is possible. You cannot control how much you need to use the toilet - beyond fasting for 12 hours prior to the flight.

Restaurants with only one toilet (ie a unisex toilet for the whole restaurant) never used to be able to get an alcohol licence. Instead they encouraged customers to bring their own alcohol and only served soft drinks. It caught on, and many Indian restaurants work on this basis - it's a much cheaper alternative all round. Shame the aircraft won't allow that. You could keep a whole family contented with a six pack of Walkers crisps and a bottle of duty free Baileys.

Not that that matters to me of course. Not any more. I just resent having bodily needs charged for.

Undertoad · 04-17-2009, 02:31 PM

I want to be able to buy the third seat in a group of 3, when I'm flying with a significant other on a long flight. Obese or not, that gives you the room of a first-class seat at a fraction of the price.

Clodfobble · 04-17-2009, 03:18 PM

You're able to do it, as long as it's not a full flight to begin with--buy three tickets with a third fictitious name. Fictitious name never checks in, so the seat is empty. Unless the flight is full, then someone on standby will get it. But I haven't been on a full flight in a long time.

TheMercenary · 04-17-2009, 08:26 PM

Could really skinny people get a half priced ticket if they share a seat?

sugarpop · 04-18-2009, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

You're able to do it, as long as it's not a full flight to begin with--buy three tickets with a third fictitious name. Fictitious name never checks in, so the seat is empty. Unless the flight is full, then someone on standby will get it. But I haven't been on a full flight in a long time.

Why would you need to use a fictitious name? Just tell them you want the extra room. I imagine they would be fine with that.

Clodfobble · 04-18-2009, 07:08 PM

If you bought the ticket over the phone you'd probably be fine. Now that I think about it, I know a guy who routinely buys an extra seat for his cello because he's not willing to check it, so they obviously have some sort of designation for that sort of thing. But buying the ticket online, I'd personally be afraid to risk it. Airline security doesn't leave a lot of leeway anymore, and there are a lot of TAA employees with a rent-a-cop complex who might think the same name on two seats was somehow suspicious.

The Teapot · 04-19-2009, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

How did you arrive by that number? I'd love to fly that cheaply but I don't believe any airline would survive the first month before folding.

Some european airlines managed to get by on that before the recession. As the whole mess is because of the bankers, I stand by the rate as it was, is what it should be.

TGRR · 04-19-2009, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by classicman

Big Charges

I have been that person in the next seat, I didn't complain, but it was very annoying to sit there with some of the person next to me spilling into my seat. It was pretty gross. I'm not sure what other solution there is.

Do anorexics only have to pay half a fare?

Pico and ME · 04-19-2009, 05:41 PM

Only if they share.

TGRR · 04-19-2009, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Pico and ME

Only if they share.

But they'll charge fat people even if the plane has spare seats.

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04-17-2009, 01:47 PM	#21
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Even as an obese person myself, I agree with the idea that if you take up two seats, or increase the weight of an aircraft significantly, you should be charged more. The Pay As You Go system which now extends to paying to use the toilet however, I disagree with. You can help how much you weigh - hard as it is and underlying problems there may be, it is possible. You cannot control how much you need to use the toilet - beyond fasting for 12 hours prior to the flight. Restaurants with only one toilet (ie a unisex toilet for the whole restaurant) never used to be able to get an alcohol licence. Instead they encouraged customers to bring their own alcohol and only served soft drinks. It caught on, and many Indian restaurants work on this basis - it's a much cheaper alternative all round. Shame the aircraft won't allow that. You could keep a whole family contented with a six pack of Walkers crisps and a bottle of duty free Baileys. Not that that matters to me of course. Not any more. I just resent having bodily needs charged for. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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04-18-2009, 07:08 PM	#26
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	If you bought the ticket over the phone you'd probably be fine. Now that I think about it, I know a guy who routinely buys an extra seat for his cello because he's not willing to check it, so they obviously have some sort of designation for that sort of thing. But buying the ticket online, I'd personally be afraid to risk it. Airline security doesn't leave a lot of leeway anymore, and there are a lot of TAA employees with a rent-a-cop complex who might think the same name on two seats was somehow suspicious. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

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