I'm booking travel for next year, I'm about 2 fifty depending on the holiday we just celebrated l. I plan on requesting a free seat for my backpack and seeing how this goes.

I flew Frontier with my 2 kids last summer. We only fly with personal items, i.e. backpacks. My son and I head down the ramp, and they pull her to remeasure her backpack. Maybe she has an extra book. Or granola bar. IDK. All she'd have to do is hand it to one of us. We still had room in our packs. But we've already been herded aboard. She's a rail thin college runner. They're about to charge an extra $90 or whatever, but with one last superhuman heave, she crams the pack into the box and passes muster. Meanwhile Shamu W. Jabba gets a whole row for no extra charge. Nuh -uh. No.

Kozmozag said:

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People are going to abuse this system. Southwest probably going to regret this decision.

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Just like the therapy animal BS.

At 23:19, worth it for this thread

https://rumble.com/v3z0psy-opening-christmas-presents-in-2023-be-like...-try-not-to-laugh-136.html?start=1399

Señor Chang said:

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Owlagdad said:

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Somebody find the post with the Ag who had to sit by the oozing of goo. I haven't seen it circulated in awhile.

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Fatso with Travel Scrabble | TexAgs

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That's goldjerrygold. Can't believe I hadn't seen it till just now. Thanks for that.

I have no intention of ever flying SW but if I did I would demand an extra seat and threaten lawsuit if not given.

Now boarding omega moos from adams college - please make room and move your seat accordingly to accommodate your fellow passenger.

Headlines from the future:

Southwest customers frustrated that people are taking advantage of their new policy by identifying as "customers of size" to get free space.

They always have joked about SWA being a "Cattle Call"....guess I was wrong.

Can we just scheduled all of them on their personal C17? Lord knows they can't walk down the aisles as is..

Re: "Just like the therapy animal BS."

Few years ago a weight challenged (fat... not phat) human unit waited at the gate with her "service" animal... a weenie dog sporting a red vest indicating "service animal."


I was surprised Ms. Blimpie didn't put the dog in a bun and eat it.

It was great that no one moved out of her way / acknowledge her presence.

Passengers "of size"?

It's called FAT

So they are basically giving blobs 2 free seats for being blobs, then I should get 2 free tickets for normal sized family members to fly with me.

We would like to purchase one ticket please!

stetson said:

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Meanwhile, my wife had to pay SWA $125 to travel with a puppy that had to be in a carrier and stowed under the seat. I have no rationale for why SWA charged this fee as none is provided. If SWA does this, these people need to be pre-boarded at the back of the aircraft.

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If it's a Houston or San Antonio flight you're risking severely throwing off the aircraft's CG!

TitanAGGIE09 said:

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Can we just scheduled all of them on their personal C17? Lord knows they can't walk down the aisles as is..

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We already tried that with Keiko the whale and it took forever to repair the damage that caused! It ended up a Class A Mishap and nobody from the Air Force wanted anything to do with gear parts from the flight that were deemed serviceable. For all I know they're still in San Antonio.

If that's what one killer whale can do, just think about a whole bunch of Southwest "passengers of size" are capable of!

There was a big Ole frumpty on my last flight. She needed 3 seats, only got 1. Double seat belt extenders required.

Plane had to be trimmed out to compensate the unequal weight distribution from the excess gravitational pull.

On the lighter side this opens up more material for 'your mama is so fat' jokes.

I imagine this would be extremely embarrassing for obese fliers.

frenchtoast said:

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I imagine this would be extremely embarrassing for obese fliers.

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If they're not embarrassed for being a walking tub of good with no discipline, then I highly doubt they are embarrassed by this. Many may actually enjoy the attention they get.

Bob Jordan is a non-reg.

Reno Hightower said:

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This is a big deal.

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I see what you meant there.

Southwest needs to figure out who they are now. Zero vision and strategy for a while. I no longer carry their stock as a result.

My overweight mother in law refused to fly for the longest time due to not being able to fit into the seat, so I have a bit more empathy.

A couple of things:

-This policy has been in place for almost a decade. And it hasn't seemed to really affect Southwest so far.

-The policy requires that you purchase an extra seat and then get a refund after the flight is over.

-you can purchase an extra ticket as long as there available seats. If you need an extra seat and there aren't any available, you will likely get bumped.

-people who purchase a second seat are always going to prepared to ensure they get their two seats together. when you check in they print out a second boarding pass that says reserved or something like that so you can place it on the seat next to you.

-this isn't just for fat people. It's available to anyone willing to pony up the cash for an extra seat. I've seen people do this because they have anxiety, autism, or any number of reasons.

swampdog01 said:

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I'm booking travel for next year, I'm about 2 fifty depending on the holiday we just celebrated l. I plan on requesting a free seat for my backpack and seeing how this goes.

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Read past the headline. They've already clearly articulated what you'll have to do and I suspect its not even close to what you're thinking.

Señor Chang said:

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Owlagdad said:

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Somebody find the post with the Ag who had to sit by the oozing of goo. I haven't seen it circulated in awhile.

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Fatso with Travel Scrabble | TexAgs

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Thanks for sharing. Hadn't read that before. LMAO

frenchtoast said:

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I imagine this would be extremely embarrassing for obese fliers.

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Since shame is no longer a thing in today's society, not really.

zoneag said:

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I already ditched flying SW thanks to the ridiculous **** in this picture. You see this huge line of wheelchairs for all these people that supposedly need them, and they get to pre-board. Then, in-flight a miracle happens and 90% of them just walk right off the plane at the destination. Southwest flights have restored more people's ability to walk than Jesus Christ himself.

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zoneag said:

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I already ditched flying SW thanks to the ridiculous **** in this picture. You see this huge line of wheelchairs for all these people that supposedly need them, and they get to pre-board. Then, in-flight a miracle happens and 90% of them just walk right off the plane at the destination. Southwest flights have restored more people's ability to walk than Jesus Christ himself.

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There is nothing more frustrating than finally getting boarding position A16, only to see 67 pre-boards with their +1's...

zoneag said:

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I already ditched flying SW thanks to the ridiculous **** in this picture. You see this huge line of wheelchairs for all these people that supposedly need them, and they get to pre-board. Then, in-flight a miracle happens and 90% of them just walk right off the plane at the destination. Southwest flights have restored more people's ability to walk than Jesus Christ himself.

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Lol, thanks for posting that. Hilarious.

People suck a lot of times.

I hope they put the fattys in the back, no way any decent and moral human should have to fight through that to get to an exit.

zoneag said:

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I already ditched flying SW thanks to the ridiculous **** in this picture. You see this huge line of wheelchairs for all these people that supposedly need them, and they get to pre-board. Then, in-flight a miracle happens and 90% of them just walk right off the plane at the destination. Southwest flights have restored more people's ability to walk than Jesus Christ himself.

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Have to fly SWA for work tomorrow, will be the first time in a decade having to deal with the cattle call. Thanks for even further depressing me.

I have a two-hour flight, nonstop, and I'm not checking any bags. I guess as long as I get on the damn plane I'm fine.