Re:The Fierce Legal Battle at the Heart of the Fight over Re...
by eloisius on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @08:59AM
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All reasons why I would personally drop it and chalk it up to an annoyance of flying, but I still don't think it's fair. Your hygiene habits or body size have to be someone's problem, and I don't think it's fair to make them someone else's. I miss out on all kinds of things because I'm 5'2". If you can't reasonably fit in one airplane seat, you ought to miss out on cheap(er) air travel and pay for the extra space instead of dumping your problems into my lap.
Re:The Fierce Legal Battle at the Heart of the Fight over Re...
by cassianoleal on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @10:09AM
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Indeed. If a small person should be required to give up flight seat space to the larger persons, then every tall person should be on their knees at concerts.
Part of flying coach and having very cheap air-fares is we have to put up with sub-optimal conditions and risk having to be tolerant of our fellow travelers. It is part of the unwritten contract.
Screaming kids, drunks, people with questionable hygiene, snorers, rowdy groups, people taking up extra space, super-talkative neighbours etc etc.
If we are serious enough about wanting to lower the risk of such inconvenience, we need to get out the plastic and pay for economy plus, business class etc.