Current Events > Welsh man sues airline for making him sit next to a fat guy for 13 hours

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UnfairRepresent
11/18/18 7:40:23 PM
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A customer is suing British Airways, claiming he suffered back injuries after he was forced to sit next to an obese passenger and crushed against the side of the plane during a 13-hour flight.

Stephen Prosser, 51, described the passenger sitting next to him as being about 6' 4 and weighing about 320 pounds.

Prosser said he was wedged between the wall of the plane and the large passenger, who was in the middle seat, during the flight from Bangkok to London.

Since then, he has suffered nerve damage to his back and his pelvis has been knocked out of alignment.

He was a huge bloke, not just overweight but really big boned as well. He was a real lump, he said.

I felt discomfort as soon as he sat down because I was pinned against the side of the cabin.

I asked whether they could move him or move me but it was a full flight and they decided not to move me to a crew members seat because Id have to keep on getting up to allow them to get to the galley.

Prosser said he was told he would have to make a formal complaint and was sent back to his seat.

I had no choice but to go back to my seat and the discomfort at being squashed up against the cabin soon turned to agony, he said.

I think its up to the staff to take control of a situation like that and they should have asked the passenger on the aisle seat to swap with the larger man in the middle.

British Airways has rejected Prossers claim.

But the unhappy passenger, from South Wales, is seeking about $17,5000 in damages and loss of income after being unable to work for three months.

In a statement, British Airways said: British Airways is resisting the claim. However, as the case is subject to ongoing proceedings, it would be inappropriate for us to comment.

The case is expected to be heard in a Welsh court this week.

Last year, an Australian man took American Airlines to court saying he was squashed between two grossly obese passengers on a flight from Sydney to Los Angeles, which aggravated an existing back problem and left him in pain.

The man from Wollongong, NSW said the body of the passenger next to him spilt over and encroached into his seat, forcing him to contort his body into a series of positions including standing up, crouching, keeling and leaning forward.

He said he asked cabin crew to move to another seat but was refused.

Similarly, in 2016, a lawyer claimed his nine-hour Emirates flight was ruined after he was seated next to an obese man whose spillover crushed him in his seat.

And in 2015, a Queensland man sued Etihad, claiming the grossly overweight man next to him encroached into his seat and caused him back pain.

The passenger said he complained after five hours of discomfort but was refused another seat, and that he got a back injury and aggravation of a previous back problem from being forced to twist and contort his body to avoid contact.


Full Article: https://www.foxnews.com/travel/man-suing-british-airways-for-sitting-him-next-to-overweight-passenger
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Sounds like a story Al Bundy would tell.
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YukihoHagiwara
11/18/18 7:41:50 PM
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rip man man sues shot up to 97 stone
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tennisdude818
11/18/18 7:43:18 PM
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People who are too big for their seat should buy 2 seats. I dont know how you enforce that though.
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KillerKhan420
11/18/18 7:44:21 PM
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He should win too. Sucks having to be forced into such close quarters with disgusting people.
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UnfairRepresent
11/18/18 7:46:09 PM
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tennisdude818 posted...
People who are too big for their seat should buy 2 seats. I dont know how you enforce that though.

Well it does raise a question.

You get charged for having overweight luggage.

So like a 105 pound young woman pays more for a 60 pound suticase.

But a 320 pound man pays less because he as a 4 pound bag.

Figure that out.
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hotcegaI
11/18/18 7:46:55 PM
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@TeaMilk
Do you believe that the man in question should have sued or should have celebrated?
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YukihoHagiwara
11/18/18 7:46:58 PM
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tennisdude818 posted...
People who are too big for their seat should buy 2 seats. I dont know how you enforce that though.

I thought certain airline companies have started doing that, or at least there are absolute units that realize what they are and are courteous and wealthy enough to buy two seats
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tennisdude818
11/18/18 7:50:45 PM
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YukihoHagiwara posted...
tennisdude818 posted...
People who are too big for their seat should buy 2 seats. I dont know how you enforce that though.

I thought certain airline companies have started doing that, or at least there are absolute units that realize what they are and are courteous and wealthy enough to buy two seats


Or those big people pay for first class, which is also acceptable.
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pikachupwnage
11/18/18 7:51:41 PM
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tennisdude818 posted...
People who are too big for their seat should buy 2 seats. I dont know how you enforce that though.


If you are too fat they kick you off without a refund for wasting everyone's time unless there are 2 open unused seats

Don't be morbidly obese if you want to fly.
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brestugo
11/18/18 7:52:24 PM
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I was on a flight from Tokyo to Los Angeles and there was a guy in the row across from me so fat he couldn't put the food tray down. It was near his chin.

He was in the middle seat and appeared to be crushing a small Asian girl in the window seat.
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Crazyman93
11/18/18 7:53:03 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
tennisdude818 posted...
People who are too big for their seat should buy 2 seats. I dont know how you enforce that though.

Well it does raise a question.

You get charged for having overweight luggage.

So like a 105 pound young woman pays more for a 60 pound suticase.

But a 320 pound man pays less because he as a 4 pound bag.

Figure that out.

Ricky Gervais had a rip on that that got thrown into GTA IV. "Why do I get the same luggage allotment as a guy who's 300 pounds? HE USED UP HIS 40kg ON HIS TITS!"
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TheRealDill2000
11/18/18 7:54:40 PM
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pikachupwnage posted...
tennisdude818 posted...
People who are too big for their seat should buy 2 seats. I dont know how you enforce that though.


If you are too fat they kick you off without a refund for wasting everyone's time unless there are 2 open unused seats

Don't be morbidly obese if you want to fly.

Perhaps the planes should have larger seats/more room for passengers.
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pikachupwnage
11/18/18 7:56:51 PM
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TheRealDill2000 posted...
pikachupwnage posted...
tennisdude818 posted...
People who are too big for their seat should buy 2 seats. I dont know how you enforce that though.


If you are too fat they kick you off without a refund for wasting everyone's time unless there are 2 open unused seats

Don't be morbidly obese if you want to fly.

Perhaps the planes should have larger seats/more room for passengers.


The two are not exclusive.
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Malcrasternus
11/18/18 7:56:55 PM
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Perhaps they should offer pressurized flight suits for larger folk that want to ride with the top down.
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LightHawKnight
11/18/18 8:01:01 PM
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TheRealDill2000 posted...
pikachupwnage posted...
tennisdude818 posted...
People who are too big for their seat should buy 2 seats. I dont know how you enforce that though.


If you are too fat they kick you off without a refund for wasting everyone's time unless there are 2 open unused seats

Don't be morbidly obese if you want to fly.

Perhaps the planes should have larger seats/more room for passengers.


Why? That makes less money.
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tennisdude818
11/18/18 8:09:04 PM
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TheRealDill2000 posted...
pikachupwnage posted...
tennisdude818 posted...
People who are too big for their seat should buy 2 seats. I dont know how you enforce that though.


If you are too fat they kick you off without a refund for wasting everyone's time unless there are 2 open unused seats

Don't be morbidly obese if you want to fly.

Perhaps the planes should have larger seats/more room for passengers.


The race to the bottom by airlines is very annoying. But thats all the more reason why I should get 100% of the meager space that I paid for.
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TeaMilk
11/18/18 8:29:17 PM
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hotcegaI posted...
@TeaMilk
Do you believe that the man in question should have sued or should have celebrated?
lmao well i wouldn't try to push my personal preferences on others. He should have switched seats with me though tbh.
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TheRealDill2000
11/18/18 8:35:31 PM
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Th3HonestTruth posted...
Obesity is a plague

That's a terrible comment. People can be healthy at every size.
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monkmith
11/18/18 8:36:53 PM
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the welshman upset he couldn't sit next to his sheep.
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UnfairRepresent
11/19/18 3:07:22 AM
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monkmith posted...
the welshman upset he couldn't sit next to his sheep.

lol
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ArchiePeck
11/19/18 3:10:11 AM
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Seriously though, we really should be charging obese people more for air travel given that they directly affect the fuel consumption, otherwise I'm subsidizing their fat asses with my ticket.
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toyota
11/19/18 3:22:15 AM
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Fair!

Now they should charge peopel for 2 seats if they will be spilling over to other passengers
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Esrac
11/19/18 3:42:11 AM
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catboy0_0
11/19/18 4:30:43 AM
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I came in expecting something frivolous, but this sounds very fair and he better win
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Sativa_Rose
11/19/18 4:44:20 AM
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If you are too big for one seat, you should have to purchase two or more. This guy probably needed his own row.
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ColdOne666
11/21/18 4:32:41 AM
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Obese people are disgusting.
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kayoticdreamz
11/21/18 4:37:24 AM
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unless you're a sumo wrestler or a linebacker, you're not fat and in shape. Regardless, if the seats aren't going to be made bigger, then set a weight limit, and if you exceed it, you get charged two seats. If you are caught lying, you get kicked off the plane and receive no refund for being a liar.
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ImTheMacheteGuy
11/21/18 5:01:33 AM
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I agree with goats about mudkip tbh
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SaithSayer
11/21/18 5:29:46 AM
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Like anyone cares about whether or not he needs or gets help. lol
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GiftedACIII
11/21/18 5:31:31 AM
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Wariodorf posted...
Th3HonestTruth posted...
TheRealDill2000 posted...
Th3HonestTruth posted...
Obesity is a plague

That's a terrible comment. People can be healthy at every size.

Your gimmick is a plague

Your gimmick is even shittier.
And now it'll take two days for you to respond


Yeah, this is a pretty awful take. Bumping can be annoying but have you seen the stuff TRD posts?
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SaithSayer
11/21/18 5:34:14 AM
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Wariodorf posted...
SaithSayer posted...
Like anyone cares about whether or not he needs or gets help. lol

I dunno, he might explode on another person like what just happened here if you dare insult his gimmick.

On here it'll be nothing. If he flips out and something crazy happens in his actual life, maybe we'll get a UR thread from it.
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Muffinz0rz
11/23/18 1:16:27 AM
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Esrac posted...
Hope the Welshie wins.

catboy0_0 posted...
this sounds very fair and he better win

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Duwstai
11/23/18 1:20:29 AM
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An 11 hour flight in economy seats was bad enough on my back. I can't even imagine under these circumstances
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Lordgold666
11/23/18 1:20:44 AM
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Lol @ spillover
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