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Wanna give a shout out to @AmericanAir for not requiring the guy who sat next to me on my last flight to purchase two tickets even though he could not prevent himself from spilling a good four inches into the space occupied by my seat. 1/
Super happy right now that I have a sore back and hip from having to sit canted at a 20 degree angle for two hours and that I had my elbow banged by the cart every time it came by since I was being forced to lean out into the aisle. 2/
I wanna say this here: I am super libertarian and I don't judge people for being whatever size they are. I don't know this guy's life. Maybe he has a thyroid problem. It's none of my business. I'm certainly not small. 3/
It also should have been immediately apparent to anyone with a lick of sense that there was no chance he was going to fit within the horizontal confines of an airplane seat, and that's the problem. 4/
If I bring a bag to the gate that is even close to being too big, the gate agents spot it with an eagle eye and force me to put it in the little bin to verify that it isn't bigger than the little shadow and if it is, I have to check it. 5/
It's the same damn issue with the seat. I pay hundreds of dollars for a few scant inches of horizontal space and if someone's size means they will encroach on mine, they should have to pay for another seat so they don't encroach. End of story. 6/
I thought about letting this go but here's the thing: if some @AmericanAir employee had done their job and told this guy he had to buy two tickets, he would have gotten on social media and kicked up a storm about being body shamed. And that's why it didn't happen. 7/
As anyone who flies frequently knows, it's a problem that's getting worse and it needs to be dealt with. And you should take employees completely out of the equation so they don't get accused of singling anyone out or have complaints about, "I DO TOO FIT, HOW DARE YOU." 8/
There's a VERY simple solution: make one of those bag sizers for people. Drag a plastic gate that is exactly as wide as the seats on the plane and set it right in front of the jetway. Everyone has to walk through. If you can't fit without turning sideways, you buy two tickets 9/
It's no different from the signs at the amusement park about people who have to be a certain height to ride a certain ride. Don't argue with me; argue with the gate. You are physically too large to occupy a single unit of space that is for sale, therefore you must buy another 10/
I get that people are gonna complain because no one likes paying extra for anything and will make it into an outrage issue if you do but the rest of us should not have to suffer in silence. 11/
The space you sell us is small. Let us f***ing have it. That is all that needs to be said. 12/
I am sure I am gonna be flamed for this thread but I'm beyond the point of caring. My hope is that I'll also get some people who agree so the airlines can see that those of us who fit in seats and don't inconvenience other passengers because we're cheap matter, too. End. 13/
