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Musings inspired by obese airplane passenger threads..

Decible meter system?

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Juked07

Juked07

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So ATOT seems to agree that when a passenger is so large that he/she encroaches on the space of other paying customers, they should pony up for the extra ticket. I fully agree. I don't expect this to be a controversial opinion.

But what about trickier situations? As a huge passenger that takes up more than my fair share of room, I ought to pay more. But what if I inconvenience other passengers in other ways? If I felt the need to smell like urine or scream loudly for most of the flight, I think it equally fair that I pay extra to compensate the passengers around me. I understand some passengers, especially those with babies, cannot help but create more noise. But as they are causing greater displeasure than other passengers, I feel they should pay for the privelege.

What if airlines implemented decible meters, identified inappropriately noisy passengers, charged them extra for it, and distributed part of the proceeds to nearby victims?
 
I think there is a big difference between being an annoyance and being a safety hazard or flat out causing someone to not be able to sit in their seat.
 
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LookBehindYou said:
I think there is a big difference between being an annoyance and being a safety hazard or flat out causing someone to not be able to sit in there seat.
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Perhaps where being a safety hazard or blockade results in having to pay an additional ticket fare in full, being an annoyance could cost much less.
 
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Y'all are missing the point:

A better question/scenario would be... if you were a midget or a meth freak, could you get a ticket at half price?
 
I'm 6'5" and have broad shoulders. I am overweight, but even without the 40 pounds I should lose, my arms hang over both armrests if I'm sitting comfortably.

Should I always have to buy an extra ticket?

Edit: I might consider voting FOR this, if EVERY coach seat wasn't sized with asian teenagers in mind.
 
rivan said:
I'm 6'5" and have broad shoulders. I am overweight, but even without the 40 pounds I should lose, my arms hang over both armrests if I'm sitting comfortably.

Should I always have to buy an extra ticket?
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No. The width of your shoulders is not something you caused, nor something you can change.
 
Maybe it should be standard practice for airlines to have 4 seats or so that are larger. 2 seats to a side instead of the 3.
 
Putting sound isolating headphones on to curb noise is one thing.
Having someone practically having part of their weight on you is another.
If you can't tell the difference between being annoyed and being displaced, THE FAT IS EATING YOUR BRAIN!!!
 
JTsyo said:
Maybe it should be standard practice for airlines to have 4 seats or so that are larger. 2 seats to a side instead of the 3.
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No. It should standard practice to make them buy more than one seat.
A lot of airlines do it. Should be written into law.
 
rivan said:
I'm 6'5" and have broad shoulders. I am overweight, but even without the 40 pounds I should lose, my arms hang over both armrests if I'm sitting comfortably.

Should I always have to buy an extra ticket?

Edit: I might consider voting FOR this, if EVERY coach seat wasn't sized with asian teenagers in mind.
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Conversely, should the person sitting beside you lose 20% of the space they bought and paid for because you're naturally bigger?
 
MotF Bane said:
No. The width of your shoulders is not something you caused, nor something you can change.
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Except that making very large people buy two seats has nothing to do with punishing them. I absolutely believe that everyone is entitled to their vices as long as they aren't imposing on others. When I fly though I paid for the full use of my seat, and I am not willing to share my space with anyone else. The reason that the person next to me is taking up part of my space is irrelevant.
 
I've gotten to the point with air travel where I just don't care about the "inconveniences" anymore, especially on short trips. I've traveled with kids, long layovers, cancelled flights, sitting by fat people, etc.

I just don't care. Get me to where the F the ticket says and get me there on a reasonable time. The rest of it....screw it, I can take 3 hours of almost anything. Just pop the earbuds in and ignore everything. It helps to have a few shots of booze before you go to, but that can lead to other issues like headache and having to pee. I just turn off my brain and enter a vegetable state.
 
TheNinja said:
I've gotten to the point with air travel where I just don't care about the "inconveniences" anymore, especially on short trips. I've traveled with kids, long layovers, cancelled flights, sitting by fat people, etc.

I just don't care. Get me to where the F the ticket says and get me there on a reasonable time. The rest of it....screw it, I can take 3 hours of almost anything. Just pop the earbuds in and ignore everything. It helps to have a few shots of booze before you go to, but that can lead to other issues like headache and having to pee. I just turn off my brain and enter a vegetable state.
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Indeed, but airline security isn't what you think it is. Coming back from my honeymoon 5 years ago, my wife and I were told our flight was delayed 4 hours. Tired from being in planes/airports for 12 hours, we retreated to the Delta Crown Room Club and started boozing it. After a few hours, we returned to the gate just in time to see it boarding. We handed the attendants our tickets and proceeded to board the plane on the tarmac. (Smaller prop plane to our last hop) It turns out our flight had changed gates last minute and they didn't update the sign. We were both in the bathroom when they made the announcement and we didn't find out we were on the wrong plane until they closed the doors and announced where the plane was going.

Be careful when you drink. You might end up in Panama City like we almost did. 😀
 
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