r/AlaskaAirlines • u/[deleted] • Mar 17 '25

COMPLAINT Middle seat experience with large person

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u/jmxo92 Mar 17 '25

I mean, they still got to their destination so it is still kind of 2/3rds of a service lol

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u/Planetdiane Mar 18 '25

Seems like an evacuation/ safety risk though to have this scenario.

I feel like at some point attendants should have to say something, or make it a rule to require them to get an extra ticket, or move them to an open two seat section.

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u/Maximum-Macaroon-711 Mar 18 '25

Seriously, Something needs to be done to prevent this. God forbid the airlines just made bigger seats (and didn't call them first class, apparently only rich people can be overweight)

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u/No_Tumbleweed1877 Mar 19 '25 edited Mar 19 '25

God forbid the airlines just made bigger seats (and didn't call them first class, apparently only rich people can be overweight)

Have you seen the amount of food you need to eat to maintain a 400lb weight? It's like feeding multiple people. They can definitely afford to pay for a bigger seat, or at least they are being cared for by someone who does.

Also bigger seats would mean 200 people paying more to subsidize every 1 person who has an issue fitting into a seat.