[–] ItsCalledaSalad 0 points 30 points 30 points (+30|-0) ago
I was on a flight (I think US Airlines before they merged with American) where they had to remove a few people because of weight and they did NOT take volunteers. They called three 'random' names and three hamplanets begrudgingly got off the plane. Our flight was on time.
[–] pizzajesus 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
pretty sure the flight attendant just picked out the fattest hams
[–] hamsbegone 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Thin privilege is not being over the weight a JET ENGINE can carry! #HAES
[–] Skinnyphat_sleestak 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Please let us know where the flight was from. So we can all avoid this horrendous land o'lards.
[–] DessertFox ago
This is why they prefer to take cruises.
[–] cruiseshipfatties [S] ago
I wasn't on a cruise during my vacation but you could always tell when a cruise ship came in. Stampede of fat obnoxious blobs huffing and puffing with cameras around their necks. And weirdly the fatter they are, the more colorful and expensive their "athletic" shoes
[–] journalistsarelazy 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago (edited ago)
I'm sorry this happened to you but..
IT'S HAPPENING.
Flights are increasingly getting too heavy to get off the ground.
This was from 2007:
Attempts have been made to introduce on-board weight and balance system, which effectively weighed the aircraft through transducers in the landing gear. It is not easy to get these to work well in line operations, however, and in actual use it was found that they, with the uncertainties considered, tended to restrict the operators more than traditionally calculated mass properties. Thus, they are a rarity today even if there is an ongoing effort to get operationally feasible systems designed.
so presumably we still guess (edit, wrong word... estimate) at the moment (with only a few airlines weighing passengers).
Weighing at check-in is around the corner, I can feel it.
[–] culofiesta 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
I'm done with flying because of this. Too many fat fucks you have to be seated next to. It's torture.
If I have to fly there it's not worth going anymore.
[–] In_the_making 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
I'm so fucking appauled by this I'm triggered to share this on my fb page.