On An Airplane Next To A Fat Guy

[PhDeac]

I used to get excited when this thread was bumped

This is the Pit version Wake Forest Basketball Recruiting thread.

 

[WFU Lurker]

Never liked Delta much. Jet Blue, Alaska and Virgin don't seem to make you pay extra for choosing seats.

They don't. Perhaps their base price is higher for the origin and destination? Or their route / schedule is much less convenient (requires a connection vs not). Airline revenue management (they have the most advanced pricing of any one in the world) is all about segmenting demand as much as possible to offer the best price as possible to each group. Basic economy is a way of driving further segmentation.

 

[qcdeac]

New plan rj: You’re going to be physically miserable tomorrow. You stated earlier you are thinking you will only sleep 60-90 minutes on the flight. Solution: Take a shuttle to an airport hotel , take a 5 hour nap, shower and have them pick you up for an early lunch around 11. That’s sleeping at 2-7am on your body clock. No rush hour, no one has to wake up early, and you are clean and rested to see your relatives.
Boom.

 

[PhDeac]

That’s a good idea.

 

[bym051d]

But now you have to get a hotel room.

 

[qcdeac]

But now you have to get a hotel room.

Can get a 3 star hotel at airport tonight for $99. That’s 1/5 of a bar tab.

 

[qcdeac]

Rj is boarding soon. Hope he lets us know if he is sitting next to a fat guy, an armrest thief or a seatback recliner.

 

[Stan Gable]

RJ is the fat guy/armrest thief/recliner

 

[deacdiggler]

He’s out on you all for being reasonable dicks

 

[tagsfan]

Rj is boarding soon. Hope he lets us know if he is sitting next to a fat guy, an armrest thief or a seatback recliner.

Or Ted Stryker.

 

[WFcatamount22]

Some dude just offered me 60 bucks to switch from my aisle seat to his middle seat. Nope

 

[Shorty]

Some dude just offered me 60 bucks to switch from my aisle seat to his middle seat. Nope

How long of a flight?

 

[WFcatamount22]

How long of a flight?

3 hour. I would of probably done it for 100.

 

[JuiceCrewAllStar]

How do we feel about saving a middle exit row seat on Southwest?

 

[PhDeac]

How do we feel about saving a middle exit row seat on Southwest?

Saving or “saving?”

I don’t think I’d even take $100 for a middle seat unless it was between two smaller people.

 

[JuiceCrewAllStar]

saving

dude was saving it for his friend or coworker with a C boarding number

I'm at the point now where the rows getting smaller and smaller make the middle seat on the exit row more appealing than an aisle in a regular row

 

[DistrictDeacon]

How do we feel about saving a middle exit row seat on Southwest?

Morally wrong but OK by Southwest “rules”.

One of many reasons why I avoid flying with them.

 

[qcdeac]

I'm at the point now where the rows getting smaller and smaller make the middle seat on the exit row more appealing than an aisle in a regular row

Yeah, I will pay up for a bulkhead or exit middle, if good aisle or windows aren't available.

 

[qcdeac]

Need a ruling: ordering a drink when seated in an exit row.

 

[ImTheCaptain]

are you concerned about needing to get past this person in the event of escape?