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Originally Posted by ree-Xi
I'm rather small - 5'1 - and a size 6ish, and I find airline seats to be very uncomfortable. Because I'm short, I'm usually the one relegated to the seat in the row that has a hump on the floor. Because of my history of DVT, I have to try to move around as much as possible. When hubby and I travel together, we take the arm rest down between us, so I can kind of cuddle up against him and/or put my legs up on his lap for a while (helps my circulation), but there are airlines where the armrest does NOT go down.
Since a half-full plane wastes money (for the airline), and they have since consolidated the number and frequency of flights per path, it's in their best interest to cram in as many seats as possible. I would gladly pay a nominal fee - say $25-50 - for a seat on a plane that had wider seats and more legroom (and obviously, fewer seats, which is why I would expect a higher charge per seat).
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I'm 4'9 and am now a size 4 (was a size 12 back in April). I've never had a problem fitting in an airline seat and have always preferred the window seat (even before my weight loss). However, I've had issues with tall, broad shouldered, & overweight people invading my personal space including the person in front of me reclining their seat so far back I couldn't use my table/tray.
I loved flying with my parents in the 80's and first part of the 90's. We all dressed nice for the trip and for the most part it was a pleasure for passengers & crew. Now it's a complete pain in the ass on multiple levels. However, I hate long car trips even more, so it's a pain I put up with when I have to.
I have flown first class only a couple times before when my husband was given an upgrade due to his mileage, I got the upgrade too. It's a bummer, I cant afford it for every trip. It's truly the last bastion of pleasurable flying.