I applaud this SWA Captain. I fly 50,000 per year plus. I quit flying SWA because I was wedged behind oversized passengers on 2 occasions. For some unknown reason SWA seems to attract the plus sized demographic. The first time I was very uncomfortable but there was no safety hazard. The second time this happened I had the only open seat left on the plane. I was in the front of the plane, had I been a few rows back this oversized passenger could have not made it to the seat, she was just too wide to make it down the aisle. After she wedged into the seat I was literally pinned in for the next 3 and a half hours. The woman’s shoulder was into my chin while pinning my shoulder back into the seat! She did fit into the seat, the armrest would not fold down to a normal position it was stuck at a 45 degree angle up. I don't know how she survived the loss of blood flow the armrest caused her. The FA's offered me as many free drinks as I could hold, unfortunately I don't drink, but if I did I may have been smothered in my stupor. I wish the captain of these flights would have stood up for my rights and flight safety.
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