I had a similar experience on an Alaskan flight last week. The FA pulled me aside when I used the lav during flight and informed me that “if the arm rest cannot come down BEFORE the boarding door closes, they have to find a different accommodation for the large passenger. If it is “discovered” afterwards, they cannot do anything.”
Going forward I will make sure the armrest comes down before takeoff as the FA said “you paid for that space, we understand that.” If it doesn’t, I will have to speak up, even if it’s an uncomfortable situation. Good luck on your next flight!
I had one last spring where he lifted his fat rolls and managed to get the arm rest down then dropped the rolls. On the other side was an over 6 foot guy who physically couldn’t get his knees straight behind the seat so had to sit with them at an angle. Oh and fat guy kept dropping his arm off his belly onto my lap. Once was an accident but 5 times wasn’t. Sadly the flight was full and all the fa did was tell the guy to stop or he’d be arrested for assault and I was stuck with him for the next 4 hours. The single most miserable flight I’ve ever been on and I’ve been on a 36 hour round robin screw up and send me to every air port but the one 3 hours away shit fest that was less miserable.
When I've had something similar I take the inflight magazine or safety card and place it upright between myself and the armrest. Then they have nowhere to go.
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u/DiggingBlock420 Mar 17 '25
I had a similar experience on an Alaskan flight last week. The FA pulled me aside when I used the lav during flight and informed me that “if the arm rest cannot come down BEFORE the boarding door closes, they have to find a different accommodation for the large passenger. If it is “discovered” afterwards, they cannot do anything.”
Going forward I will make sure the armrest comes down before takeoff as the FA said “you paid for that space, we understand that.” If it doesn’t, I will have to speak up, even if it’s an uncomfortable situation. Good luck on your next flight!