What would you do if you were seated between two large individuals on a five hour flight?

There are no middle seats in first class, so I don’t deal with this problem.

Right, R1.

I was going to say that I’d simply ask the flight attendant if I could move from first to business class.

Everyone makes videos these days and one has to take care not to end up on YouTube or X.

I once had to spend hours on an overnight flight sitting next to an unpleasant man. My revenge was that I had a really bad case of crabs and I hope it got spread to him. Am I going to hell?

Just smoke copious amounts of pot, silly!

Pay extra to avoid a middle seat at all costs. If this isn’t possible, get up and stretch every hour. Do not involve the flight attendant unless there are a lot of available seats you can move to.

[quote] I once had to spend hours on an overnight flight sitting next to an unpleasant man. My revenge was that I had a really bad case of crabs and I hope it got spread to him. Am I going to hell?

Gee, I hope not.

The inhabitants of hell have enough to deal with without adding your crabs to the list.

I'm definitely not a scene maker type, R5, nor am I really a complainer, so I'll try to avoid bothering the flight attendant if at all possible. Is it fair to put my armrest down, I mean, I know these people are large and take up more space, but I also paid for my seat and feel I have the right to have the armrest down instead of the person next to me spreading into my space, you know?

This is why I laugh at people who think first class isn't worth it. It's not about what you get. It's about what you avoid.

I would simply whip out my on the go dietary regime pamphlets, tell them to avoid the flight complimentary liquor, and then hand them the latest copy of Vogue with me on the cover.

On a flight from NY back to CA 20 years ago I was seated next to a morbidly obese man. I fell asleep on his shoulder twice, woke up both times and apologized. Then the flight landed and I woke up asleep on his shoulder again lol. He looked miserable. I felt bad but the man spilled over into my seat and I was exhausted.

I happened to me (female) on a red eye from Chicago to NY. It was the last leg of a flight from Japan and I was exhausted from being in transit for over 24 hours. This was back in the 90s and planes were never full. I used to request and get bulkhead seats at check in, no problem and I asked for this flight. Well this agent was a fan of malicious compliance. It wasn’t a wide body jet, the seats were 3-3, and this “exit row” was over the wing and two road warrior guys were already sitting there, window and aisle. They were young, very large guys, and twins. I apologized, climbed into the middle seat and promptly fell asleep. It was like being sat between two bolsters, comfy for me anyway.

I usually ask for the emergency exit seat which is generally reserved for fit, and mostly male, passengers.

R1 Can you be my benefactor. I’ll be a good whore.

Only the unwashed masses fly commercial.

I'd give my emotional support jackal a break from his under-seat crate and let him sit on my lap.

I was molested.

[quote] Is it fair to put my armrest down, I mean, I know these people are large and take up more space, but I also paid for my seat and feel I have the right to have the armrest down instead of the person next to me spreading into my space, you know?

Yes, of course it's fair to put your armrest down.

[quote] two road warrior guys were already sitting there, window and aisle. They were young, very large guys, and twins. I apologized, climbed into the middle seat and promptly fell asleep. It was like being sat between two bolsters, comfy for me anyway.

You ID'd yourself as female. I'm sure male DLers would have loved this situation.

5 mg of Xanax or kill myself

They should have a section for the fatties.

Yes! Xanax is a good knockout drug for unpleasant, long flights.

Most airlines have some option for choosing your seat in advance, unless you're booking the absolute cheapest fare. Yes, there are occasions where you might miss a connection and get bumped to the next flight, or might be flying standby and a middle is all that's left. But generally, if you're regularly sitting in middle seats, it's because you're not planning ahead or willing to pay extra to avoid it. Even Southwest, which is a seating free-for-all, lets you buy an earlier boarding position to avoid a middle.

Never book a middle seat, you tightwad!

I always pay extra to get an aisle seat so hopefully I'll never have this problem. I think most airlines force extremely fat people to buy two seats.