Man Sues Airline for Sitting Him 'Next to Obese Man'

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15 points·sahin-boydas··7 comments

I'm personally interested in this issue. I too have been forced into painful positions during long flights because the passenger next to me was too large to fit within his allotted width.

I'll be curious to see if there's ANY amount of discomfort or undersized-seating that will trigger a court to rule in favor of a passenger.

Maybe I should sue the airlines for making me sit in seats that are inches shorter than either my shoulder frame or femur length. If I get an aisle seat and the stewardess really winds up with the drink cart, I can probably get some convincing bruises.

“I regularly walked down the aisle and Mr. Prosser was not sat in an unnatural position for an economy seat...”

The qualifier seems to have consumed the statement? Sure it was an unnatural position, but what did he expect he was in economy?

I've flown several times sandwiched between two large people, and found it easy to sleep, encased in large warm cushions...

With postage the item must fit into the container and not be over weight.

Airports have full body scanners. Surely these could be modified to determine if a person can fit into the container they purchased.

If someone doesn't want to sit next to an obese man on a flight, get up and leave. Flying isn't yet legalized kidnapping.

If you cannot fit in one seat, buy two.

The Kevin Smith argument.

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