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For me,flyingis something of a no-brainer.
Martin Barraud
Sure, I might get a little nervous during takeoff and landing.
But I’ve never worried about whether or not I’d fit in one of those tiny airplane seats.
I’ve never contemplated buying my own seatbelt extender to bring with me every time I fly.
“I will never forget it,“she shared.
She’d boarded an oversold flight and was moved to a middle seat as a result.
The man next to her grew agitated and paid several visits to the flight attendant.
“My stomach sank as I realized what was happening,“Your Fat Friend wrote.
She spent the rest of the flight with her arms and legs crossed, feeling humiliated.
“No one spoke to me or made eye contact,“she tweeted.
“The rest require purchase of a second seat.”
These policies vary wildly from airline to airline.
“I’m charged for that second seat regardless of whether one is available,“she wrote.
If they do, I won’t be notified or refunded.”
Again, this varies from airline to airline.
Your Fat Friend carries her own seatbelt extender, which lengthens the seatbelt when it’s too short.
But sometimes, her extender is confiscated byTSA.
“If they do, it starts a domino effect of trouble for me,“she explained.
So I could be out $1,300 and still stranded.
That’s a risk I take every time I fly.”
“My bodyis regularly discussed in my presence without my input,“she wrote.
Your Fat Friend checks her bags to avoid giving passengers any reason to be irritated with her.
“I fly now because I love my family, who live about a thousand miles away.
But they can make it much, much harder,“she wrote.
“No one likes flying.
It’s not comfortable for anyone.
But for some of us, it’s a major physical, financial, and emotional risk.
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