Ok, I can sympathize w/ both sides, however, being stuck in a long flight (to Seattle) with a larger person who shifted and shifted and got annoyed when I need to use the bathroom ONCE in 6 hours - either he should have requested an aisle seat or purchased a 2nd seat so all in the row were not uncomfortable. I'm not teeny, but not plus sized either - but I also paid full fare for a ticket and no one compensated me for being infringed upon and being uncomfortable for that period of time. Let's not even discuss when it was time to graze.... er eat. I was bumped, bashed, forced to listen to someone smacking his mouth while gorging on carry-on McDonalds food. It was repulsive, disgusting but yet I wasn't refunded or apologized to - I and the person on the other side were berated by the overweight man while we moved in our seat to get somewhat comfortable enduring his leg and arm girth in our seat area.
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