AirFrance to 'suggest' obese buy a second seat

pickarooney · 20-01-2010 05:47PM

What happens if a tubby chap is sitting beside an unaccompanied kid? Do they then have to go find two seats next to one another to relocate him to?

MaybeLogic · 20-01-2010 05:52PM

pickarooney wrote: »

What happens if a tubby chap is sitting beside an unaccompanied kid? Do they then have to go find two seats next to one another to relocate him to?

He's a suspected (fat) paedophile and gets moved.

The_Conductor · 20-01-2010 05:52PM

pickarooney wrote: »

What happens if a tubby chap is sitting beside an unaccompanied kid? Do they then have to go find two seats next to one another to relocate him to?

Just move the kid......

starbelgrade · 20-01-2010 05:58PM

smccarrick wrote: »

Just move the kid......

Before the fatty gets hungry.

starbelgrade · 20-01-2010 06:02PM

I'm surprised that BMI haven't already started this, considering their name.

jon1981 · 20-01-2010 06:05PM

starbelgrade wrote: »

I'm surprised that BMI haven't already started this, considering their name.

ba-dum-dish! :pac:

Herb Powell · 20-01-2010 06:09PM

youcancallme>al wrote: »

Wouldnt sitting across two seats be against the health and safety regulations because you cant get the seatbelt to fit properly? Unless of course the large passenger in questions put a seatbelt around each thigh.

nah, they have their own natural impact protection

Faithless · 20-01-2010 06:15PM

AirFrance are the worse airline I have ever been unfortunate enough to travel with.

The onboard service was dismal at best and less than one week later, the exact same route which I flew on four days previous crashed. (Yes, Rio - Paris).

Safety is not the companies main concern. BA on the other hand, is far better.

Also, apart from the fuel/pollution concerns, AirFrance single-handedly frightened the crap out of people by crashing the greatest piece of engineering the human species has ever known, Concorde.

What a bunch of absolute monkeys, the whole organisation.

Cookie_Monster · 20-01-2010 07:13PM

Morlar wrote: »

Seems reasonable to me. What do you think ?

+1 about fvcking time

Captain_Generic · 20-01-2010 07:18PM

gavredking wrote: »

Seems fair tbh, theres also a safety issue to be considered when there is a fat person in the aisle seat they are potentially blocking 2 people from escaping safely should something happen.

They are a safety feature, who else is going to plug the holes during decompression?

pickarooney wrote: »

What happens if a tubby chap is sitting beside an unaccompanied kid? Do they then have to go find two seats next to one another to relocate him to?

I'd imagine the kid would eventually get enveloped for nutrients

ballsymchugh · 20-01-2010 07:21PM

this has just reminded me about a flight from cape town to london a few years ago stuck at the window with 2 of the fattest people ever to squeeze into a seat. the plane was full so couldn't move anyway. but they were so fat that they kept hitting the control for the little tv in front of them, turning it on. i could only watch the crappy movies all the way home.
i got my revenge when the cabin crew came around with ice cream for anyone that was awake, so i took some. i swear, the look of disappointment on the lard ass' face when she woke up to see me finishing ice cream was priceless!!

IvySlayer · 20-01-2010 07:27PM

Shudders

That made should've been forced to buy 2. Maybe 3. I mean getting the trolley through must of been a toughie. The man beside, I feel sorry for. Hope it was a short flight.

Captain_Generic · 20-01-2010 07:31PM

IvySlayer wrote: »

That made should've been forced to buy 2. Maybe 3. I mean getting the trolley through must of been a toughie. The man beside, I feel sorry for. Hope it was a short flight.

Oh that trolly was never getting through no matter where he was sitting

MrPain · 20-01-2010 08:13PM

IvySlayer wrote: »

Shudders

That made should've been forced to buy 2. Maybe 3. I mean getting the trolley through must of been a toughie. The man beside, I feel sorry for. Hope it was a short flight.

I wonder how he got through the metal detector in security

Columbia · 20-01-2010 08:29PM

Very happy to hear this.

Always annoyed me that I (a 5'8" cyclist) have the same baggage allowance as someone who weighs 18 stone. I'm not advocating a total passenger + baggage weight limit, but there should be grades of what is permissable, e.g. 10 stone or under, 30 kgs; 11-13 stone, 25 kgs; 14-16 stone, 20 kgs, or something. Over this, people have to pay some reasonable price for extra allowance.

Then again, as a frequent traveller I might just become anorexic to get under 10 stone :rolleyes:

RMD · 20-01-2010 09:18PM

I've always found it unfair that if I bring 1 kilo extra in baggage weight I get charged heavely enough, but if some lardy person brings on an extra 30-40k in a different form of "baggage" to myself they encur no extra cost.

AARRRGH · 20-01-2010 09:55PM

I think it's unfair because it's not their fault they're fat.

ballsymchugh · 20-01-2010 09:57PM

AARRRGH wrote: »

I think it's unfair because it's not their fault they're fat.

well it's not glandular!

starbelgrade · 20-01-2010 09:58PM

AARRRGH wrote: »

I think it's unfair because it's not their fault they're fat.

Yeah - being fat is genetic.

RMD · 20-01-2010 09:59PM

AARRRGH wrote: »

I think it's unfair because it's not their fault they're fat.

Most Obese people I know are Obese for the following reasons:

1. Poor diet
2. Lack of attitude
3. **** all willpower to change their lifestyle.

Yes, certainly not their fault.

AARRRGH · 20-01-2010 09:59PM

I was joking.

starbelgrade · 20-01-2010 10:02PM

RMD wrote: »

Most Obese people I know are Obese for the following reasons:

1. Poor diet
2. Lack of attitude
3. **** all willpower to change their lifestyle.

Yes, certainly not their fault.

You missed one..

4. Because they have big bones.

kincsem · 20-01-2010 10:05PM

smccarrick wrote: »

Depends on what their loading ratio is- Ryanair operate on 110%-120% loading- others are a bit fairer- but there is an assumption that a number of passengers with tickets are not going to turn up....... Just cause they sell you a ticket- doesn't mean you've got a seat- and if you haven't got a seat but you have a ticket- you're entitled to a refund. Seems fair to me.......

I arrived at Ryanair five minutes before the desk was to close (I think 45 minutes before flight time). There was no Ryanair staff there. I asked at an adjacent Ryanair check-in. They told me to go to the Ryanair information / customer service desk about ten yards away. They asked me for my ticket information and passport. They took both into a back office. Ten minutes later they returned and told me I was late for the flight. Three other passengers who were also early were "Ryanair late". We were all at a total loss of our fares thanks to those ********.

They obviously sold our seats to other people.

Hate them.

bonerm · 20-01-2010 10:06PM

It's kinda strange that AirFrance are doing this. For some reason I've always thought France didn't have as many fatties as other countries? Certainly seemed that way any time I was in Paris.

The_Conductor · 20-01-2010 10:07PM

kincsem wrote: »

I arrived at Ryanair five minutes before the desk was to close (I think 45 minutes before flight time). There was no Ryanair staff there. I asked at an adjacent Ryanair check-in. They told me to go to the Ryanair information / customer service desk about ten yards away. They asked me for my ticket information and passport. They took both into a back office. Ten minutes later they returned and told me I was late for the flight. Three other passengers who were also early were "Ryanair late". We were all at a total loss of our fares thanks to those ********.

They obviously sold our seats to other people.

Hate them.

Michael O'Leary thinks its a great joke- listen to him talk about their loading ratios on any interview- hes actually proud of it. Bastard.

starbelgrade · 20-01-2010 10:09PM

bonerm wrote: »

It's kinda strange that AirFrance are doing this. For some reason I've always thought France didn't have as many fatties as other countries? Certainly seemed that way any time I was in Paris.

Maybe they should only allow Parisiens to fly on their airline then. The profits may drop, but the fat problem would be solved.

Auldloon · 20-01-2010 10:15PM

gavredking wrote: »

Fat people to be thrown in the under carriage with the luggage FTW.

The luggage is not thrown or stored in the under carriage.

drunken_munky52 · 21-01-2010 01:05AM

Well this story doesn't seem to be an issue in France. Probably because I've never seen an a French person not look after themselves. This rule would be mored aimed at the Irish market, makes more sense.

starbelgrade · 21-01-2010 01:58AM

drunken_munky52 wrote: »

Well this story doesn't seem to be an issue in France. Probably because I've never seen an a French person not look after themselves. This rule would be mored aimed at the Irish market, makes more sense.

According to the Daily Finance, Overall, some 6.5 million French, 14.5% of the population, are now obese, and according to the New York Times, nearly 40 percent are overweight.

You might not have seen them, but that doesn't mean that they ain't at home stuffing their faces with delivered take aways.

drunken_munky52 · 21-01-2010 02:05AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

According to the Daily Finance, Overall, some 6.5 million French, 14.5% of the population, are now obese, and according to the New York Times, nearly 40 percent are overweight.

You might not have seen them, but that doesn't mean that they ain't at home stuffing their faces with delivered take aways.

I admit there was no fact the back up. Double seat for Gerry Ryan then? He has some cheek to be hosting show operation transformation, the state of him,

AirFrance to 'suggest' obese buy a second seat

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