[Harvey Specter]

Dude should be the cargo hold, lol.

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01532/passenger_1532425c.jpg


The image, posted on Flightglobal, is thought to be genuine Photo: FLIGHTGLOBAL
The picture, posted on an aviation blog, was reportedly taken by a flight attendant to illustrate to airline managers the difficulty of dealing with passengers who cannot fit into seats.

It is unclear if the man was aware his picture was being taken or whether the flight, on US carrier American Airlines, took off with the passenger spilling out of his seat.

Airlines already offer extended seatbelts to larger passengers to comply with safety rules but a number of carriers now insist obese customers buy an extra seat.

US domestic no-frills airline Southwest has a “customer of size” policy that insists passengers who cannot lower both armrests buy a second ticket which is reimbursed if the flight is not full.

American Airlines does not have such a requirement but urges passengers to “recognize ahead of time that they may need to purchase two seats”.

The image, apparently taken on a Boeing 757, was sent to writer Kieran Daly and posted on his blog at aviation news website, Flightglobal.

It is not clear if the image has been altered but Mr Daly wrote: “This is sent to me with the absolute assurance that it's a genuine picture taken by a flight attendant at American Airlines. The F/A took it to show her manager what was happening on the aircraft (757???) and why she was unhappy about it. Seems the guy paid for only one seat and the gate staff let him board.”

Comments below the blog entry illustrate the debate over how to deal sensitively with obese passengers while ensuring others have enough room.

In a statement, American Airlines said: "At this time American Airlines is unable to confirm whether or not the image referred to was taken by a member of flight crew but will investigate the situation internally to determine if any of the airline's strict policies were not correctly applied.

"American Airlines’ primary concern is for the safety and comfort of its passengers and crews and consequently passengers are advised to book two seats if they are concerned that they will require them. If a flight is not full, however, passengers' needs would be accommodated without charge wherever possible."

[Greenstoner]

i've seen this picture before in one of the thread not long ago...cant remember

[TRD Rs200]

LO FUCKING L!!!

[Qmx323]

wowowowoow this dude isnt just fat

hes pretty tall too

[El Bastardo]

They gave him a centre seat so there wouldn't be a problem with the balance of the plane.

[achiam]

That is fucking ridiculous. Like seriously.

[mr sinister]

sir, if you'd just quiet down, I'd be happy to treat you with a bag full of popcorn

[spoon.ek9]

waddya mean i gotta buy an extra seat? that's discrimination! :awesom:

hahah.. damn, talk about wideload

[danizer]

http://static.pyzam.com/img/funnypics/5/pyzamfathead.jpg

[Meowjin]

lose some fuckign weight.

[StealthFighter]

hahaha....WHEN PIGS FLY...oh wait...

[LenovoTurbo]

The dood is pretty tall too :haha:. The guy next to him probably like:fuuuuu:

[v.Rossi]

American Airlines... I be reppin' my country, I be reppin' my country er-er-ery night

[TOS'd]

LMAOOO

[emmvee]

hAHAHAHA

[MG1]

He's one big boy. Like a bear.......... one swipe and five skinny asian boy dead. I'd like to see someone tell that guy to lose weight in front of his face.

We have two guys at work who are 6' 7 and 6' 10. Both of them are massive and used to be football players. Nobody messes with them.

[SlowRider]

maybe he should be flying "sumo airfair"

[The_AK]

Imagine an entire plane full of these people, not only would nobody fit into their seats, the plane would never take off!

[JSALES]

LOL

[urrh]

wowowowoow this dude isnt just fat

hes pretty tall too

maybe not. i had a prof that was fat dude, but he had a long torso and short legs. he said it happens to people who were fat as kids and stayed fat

[azzurro32]

Would suck sitting behind him on a 12 hour flight cause you sure as hell ain't gonna be able to watch movies
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[anttie]

wonder how they push those carts thru..
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[TOS'd]

I dont think hes tall, more like hes sitting on the arm rests. Or absorbing the arm rests.

[ShanghaiKid]

I dont think hes tall, more like hes sitting on the arm rests. Or absorbing the arm rests.

i think hes starting to absorb his seat through his ass too... soon enough the guy next to him, and then the rest of the plane.

black hole.

[Vansterdam]

They gave him a centre seat so there wouldn't be a problem with the balance of the plane.

:bowrofl:

[hotjoint]

:lol

[!Tigger]

is it just me thinking this, would that arm rest be poking his ass since you cant put those arm rests up?

[RacePace]

wowowowoow this dude isnt just fat

hes pretty tall too

nah, he's probably sitting on the armrest

[Gumby]

Dude should be the cargo hold, lol.
Hahaha! :haha:

Looking at the picture, I don't know whether to laugh or cry...

[penner2k]

I doubt its real.. I'm pretty sure everyone has to wear a seatbelt and that guy wouldnt be able to wear a seatbelt like that..

[MR_BIGGS]

There is a guy at GM Place who has season tickets to Canucks games. This guy is huge and his fat hangs onto the seats to the left and right of him. His friend who he brings to the games, although not as fat, also does not fit into his seat properly. I've seen people leave games early because as they put it, "cannot enjoy the game with this fat dudes stomach on me." That would be brutal, the seats at gm place are not very roomy as all.

[Mkhun]

OMG...haha

[spoon.ek9]

Imagine an entire plane full of these people, not only would nobody fit into their seats, the plane would never take off!

i think the more important part is that no food would ever get served. it would be a massive protest! ;)

[SumAznGuy]

There is a guy at GM Place who has season tickets to Canucks games. This guy is huge and his fat hangs onto the seats to the left and right of him. His friend who he brings to the games, although not as fat, also does not fit into his seat properly. I've seen people leave games early because as they put it, "cannot enjoy the game with this fat dudes stomach on me." That would be brutal, the seats at gm place are not very roomy as all.

Sections 104-108 FTW. Those seats are slightly wider and has cup holders.

[hirevtuner]

jabba the hut just boarded the plane

[spoon.ek9]

i wonder how many seats jeffield and his gf need.

[Gumby]

i wonder how many seats jeffield and his gf need.
They fly on Hyde's private plane. :p

[spoon.ek9]

there must be lobsters EVERYWHERE :awesom:

[dachinesedude]

what if he needs to take a shit? he's not fitting into the washrooms thats for sure

[spoon.ek9]

when you gotta go, you gotta go. ain't gonna be pretty :Puke:

[bcedhk]

wowowowoow this dude isnt just fat

hes pretty tall too

im pretty sure he got an extra foot in sitting height from all the fat in his ass.

[1exotic]

wow, that guy has gotta be like 7 feet 500 pounds.

[q0192837465]

why do people allow themselves to be this fat? I mean havent they heard about diabetes & heart attack? Ppl with hormonal disorder I understand. But damn, lose some weight man for the sake of other ppl. And generally fat ppl stink too.

[you!]

bwahhahah:lol

[bengy]

Gotta be fake because there's a guy in the middle seat, and the window seat is empty. The guy in the middle seat would have taken the window seat, since no one would sit beside that whale if there was another spot open.

Either that, or he's waiting for the window seat passenger to get back from the washroom.

[azncreationz]

This reminds me of a flight I had to take in the States once. Of course, I'm unluckiest SOB in the entire plane, I had the seat next to a *big* (are we allowed to use FAT?) guy. It was the most uncomfortable flight EVER! I had to lean away from him the entire flight. Not only was he taking up room (think, no way I could use the armrest between us AT ALL), but he was sweating profusely the entire flight...and he STANK. Omg, that was a tough flight...
and no, I couldn't go to another seat, my gf was at the window seat, and there was no other free seats on the plane.

[kangel]

dayum, wouldnt he fall off during take off?

[Phil@rise]

why do people allow themselves to be this fat? I mean havent they heard about diabetes & heart attack? Ppl with hormonal disorder I understand. But damn, lose some weight man for the sake of other ppl. And generally fat ppl stink too.

Even hormones causing obesity can be addressed through medication and diet managment.
Obesity is lazyness as far as I'm concerned.

[Harvey Specter]

Everytime I take a flight by myself I always look around the boarding area to see if there's any fat people around I might get stuck with.

[Shorty20]

The dood is pretty tall too :haha:. The guy next to him probably like:fuuuuu:

He's tall because he is being supported by the armrest on his left. God knows how that armrest can support such a mammoth...:confused: