If you, like me, have traveled a lot, you’ve encountered this problem: A seatmate who overflows.
It is certainly belaboring the obvious to note that if one pays for an airline seat, one would expect to have full use of that seat — all of it. I’m not a small guy myself, but I can fit within the confines of a standard airline seat. If someone can’t, I see no problem with expecting them to buy two seats so as not to subject me to constant contact with their fleshy, sweaty selves.
Southwest Airlines (and all I can say here is thanks, United!) sees things somewhat differently. They are giving people of girth an entire free added seat (or two!) at no added cost — to the people of girth, that is.
Low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines is being celebrated by “passengers of size” on TikTok after they discovered they can request complimentary seats – one or two, depending on needs – to…
