I got sat on

[negss]

I was flying alone to Chicago for work. I picked an aisle seat to get off quickly. I had paid to upgrade to the A group so I could make sure I got my carryon on with me. I was able to pick an aisle seat in row 4. Toward the end of the flight boarding, a large person got on and sat in the middle. They struggled to get in . I actually helped with their belt. They needed an extension. I don’t mind any of it. I am fairly small. I had cancer so I am also a little more fragile. This poor person didn’t fit so they sat partially on my leg and hip the entire flight. They kept their arms halfway in the air because they couldn’t put them down. Needless to say, I actually was in some pain during, directly after, and for a few days after the flight. I didn’t want to complain or embarrass them. I also don’t want to be in pain again. What would you do?

[dfwskier]

I guess the best you could do is look around to see which other seats might still be available.

Open seating lets you do that.

[DancingDavidE]

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@negss wrote:

I was flying alone to Chicago for work. I picked an aisle seat to get off quickly. I had paid to upgrade to the A group so I could make sure I got my carryon on with me. I was able to pick an aisle seat in row 4. Toward the end of the flight boarding, a large person got on and sat in the middle. They struggled to get in . I actually helped with their belt. They needed an extension. I don’t mind any of it. I am fairly small. I had cancer so I am also a little more fragile. This poor person didn’t fit so they sat partially on my leg and hip the entire flight. They kept their arms halfway in the air because they couldn’t put them down. Needless to say, I actually was in some pain during, directly after, and for a few days after the flight. I didn’t want to complain or embarrass them. I also don’t want to be in pain again. What would you do?

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Ask the FA to assist, if you don't want to mention it in front of the person then go up front to have the conversation in private. 

I'd be open to mention it with your seatmate though, although there could be some embarrassment the situation would be obvious if approached in a factual manner and let the FA help re-arrange the seating for everyone's comfort.

[bec102896]

I responded to your post on Reddit 

as many there mentioned SW has a COS policy for these situations they will give them the extra seat and you can always speak up to the FA so they can help. 

[05bardic]

I definitely would have said something to the FA. You shouldn't have to suffer because a passenger fails to notify the airline that they are too large to fit in one seat. Yes, if there were seats available you could have just moved, but I would go to the FA first so that they could properly and politely inform the passenger about their Customer of Size policy. That way the passenger knows what to do for their future flights in order to avoid inconveniencing other passengers, and additionally help them avoid potential embarrassment about the situation on their future flights.