What really blows my mind about the debate in this thread is that everyone's talking about girth but not at all height.
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Originally Posted by justme
The other thing I have a problem with about this whole "make the seats wider" business is this: A NORMAL, HEALTHY, individual WILL fit in any current airline seat with no problems what-so-ever. I'm not saying they will all be comfortable, or you will have enuf room to stretch out like you're in your lazyboy...
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Your ignorance is astounding and offensive. I am well over 6'4" and I literally will NOT fit in the standard seat of an E145 and several other commuter aircraft. In fact, on the few occasions when I have flown those aircraft the FA has had to ask an exit row passenger to switch seats with me. When seated in a standard economy seat on most larger aircraft my knees are literally crammed into the tray table of the seat in front of me for the duration of the flight. My employment options are even limited because I must demand business class on long-haul international flights to ensure that I'll have proper legroom.
At minimum, exit rows should be reserved for people over a certain height. No matter how much weight I lose or gain, there's nothing I can ever do about how long my legs are. Frankly, I don't understand why this hasn't been more of an industry topic than the POS issues.