Flying large: air-travel tips for the big and tall
Most airlines still don't have a large-passenger policy

If we live in a world where the average person is getting taller and heavier, then why do the airlines continue to make their economy seats smaller and smaller? The obvious answer is that more seats generate more income. But who do you feel more sorry for: the passenger who barely fits into his seat, or the passenger whose seat space is taken up by the person next to him?

For weight and balance purposes, the average airplane passenger was once assumed to weigh 165 pounds. After a few incidents, the Federal Aviation Administration upped the average to 190 pounds, but it seems the airlines are taking no notice of this change when it comes to seat comfort. And they won’t, either — not so long as travelers choose their flights by price.

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