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Overweight British Airways Passenger Gets Stuck in First Class Seat on Lagos to London Flight
In an unusual incident on a British Airways flight, a passenger traveling from Lagos, Nigeria, to London found himself stuck in his first-class seat. The incident took place on July 29, 2023, during a 6-hour flight on a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The passenger was seated in 1A, a spacious first-class seat with 78 inches of legroom and a seat width of 22 inches, according to Seat Guru. (www.airguide.info) More...
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"Thankfully, the aircraft landed safely" Well I'm glad. Write anything, just to make the story more than it really is. The passenger wasn't aware of his situation until after the plane had landed, yet somehow, the crew managed to land safely.
yeah that was a pretty stupid statement...
May be not such a silly statement. What if there had to be an emergency evacuation?
If he got stuck in the seat, look at the lives he could have lost getting Stuck in the Emergency Exit. I forget what airline it was a number of years ago, but they actually tried out having "POS" person to sit in a seat to make sure that they fit! Maybe that should be a universal standard that everyone sit in a model seat... If you can get out of it easily, you simply are refused the flight. Fair to everyone... Not to single anyone out, everyone (Skinny to Fat) would be required to do it.
The first results after the switch from Pretzels to flapjacks are in :D
Had to deal with an over weight fellow passenger. Returning from London to Tampa, the middle eastern man, wearing a winter trench coat during the flight, in the dead heat of summer. I was able to lift up my aisle seat arm rest, but was soon told it had to be down. I told the flight attendant, its impossible to sit here, and have the passenger next to me, taking part of my seat. She said follow me and moved me to business class seating. I can fully understand overweight folks, but they can hinder another passengers space, comfort and safety of having to exit the plane in an emergency. The airline industry needs to stop making seats smaller and the distance between seats as well as come up with a better way to allow the o/w psg's to book seating.
