Southwest Airlines Community

Wow! So many of you going to fly with other "better" airlines now! Which ones specifically? IMO they are almost all "cookie-cutter" alike and unless you're in first class and/or pay a lot more, seats are almost all about the same size. Good luck finding bigger/better for the same price! You are living in Lalaland! PS: Please tell us which airlines these are so we can avoid them. I like being able to make full use of my paid-for seat. ... View more

Have you seen a recent pic of Kevin Smith? Here's one you can look at: http://images.starpulse.com/pictures/2009/10/02/previews/Kevin%20Smith-SGY-013085.jpg He is definitely not of average size! I am overweight myself (5 ft 7 and 190 lbs.) and do fit into the seat (without taking up someone else's space) and can only feel very sorry for anyone unfortunate enough to sit next to him. He HAD to be encroaching on the other passengers' space regardless of the armrest being down! Did they feel they could speak up and complain about it? Not likely! They'd probably have been vilified for daring to want full use of the seat they paid for! I find it completely ridiculous to read these posts that say "I sat next to an obese person and it was OK, my comfort means nothing compared to how that poor person feels"! I have to wonder how many of these are bona fide...And how many are the same person posting over and over. Have they really ever had to spend a 4 hour flight crammed next to someone taking up part of their seat? Doubt it ever happened. If it did, they are candidates for sainthood. And really...would an overly large person agree to sit for 4 hours next to another overly large person or persons and not complain? Oh right! They wouldn't be able to do that because they wouldn't "fit"... Airlines have to make money to continue to fly, they are not charity organizations. As a matter of fact, many are struggling. Nothing is "free" so if a "free" seat is given to an obese person on a full flight, you can be sure someone else is going to be paying for it. That would be you and me and everyone else that doesn't need 2 seats. I happen to like flying on economy airlines at the lowest cost possible and the seat size/number of paying passengers is one of the reasons it is low cost. If you want or require more room, perhaps you should pay the price it costs to get the larger seat rather than expect the rest of us to subsidize the cost for you? ... View more

Don't want anyone sharing my seat with me! Too uncomfortable & GROSS to endure for hours for the benefit of someone I know let alone a stranger. It's happened to me twice in the time I've been flying and that was 2 times too many! I say it's simple economics that makes all these overweight passengers complain about not being allowed to fly when they don't fit in their own seat, it can't be because they're considerate of others for sure! Maybe we should all be subsidizing your extra grocery costs too? Your rights end when they infringe on mine. ... View more