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Re: Are airline seats big enough?
« Reply #250 on: August 27, 2014, 06:25:17 PM »

On the news today a plane was diverted because of a fight caused by someone using them. Airlines have not banned them but two have fixed the seats so they won't recline. I don't need them to stop people reclining back to far.  :angel:
if someone in front of me reclines all the way back, I just turn the overhead air vents to face their head.

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Re: Are airline seats big enough?
« Reply #251 on: August 27, 2014, 07:31:48 PM »
There is always more than one way to fix a problem.  :cheers:

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Re: Are airline seats big enough?
« Reply #252 on: August 27, 2014, 08:16:44 PM »
Made it back without drama, gee I am glad I don't do that for a living anymore.
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Re: Are airline seats big enough?
« Reply #253 on: August 27, 2014, 08:37:11 PM »
Made it back without drama, gee I am glad I don't do that for a living anymore.

Yep you are lucky mate

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Re: Are airline seats big enough?
« Reply #254 on: August 27, 2014, 09:33:11 PM »
Made it back without drama, gee I am glad I don't do that for a living anymore.
yep, I'm a whisker off hitting lifetime platinum, but not really sure that was ever on my bucket list. Not something I can leave the Grandkids.

If only I could be out camping/fishing for the same amount of time as I spend in the air....
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Re: Are airline seats big enough?
« Reply #255 on: August 28, 2014, 07:58:59 AM »
6'8" here.  Hate flying.  Hate people who request the exit row who don't really need it.  It's the difference between actually fitting and having leg cramps.
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« Reply #256 on: August 28, 2014, 09:33:49 AM »
yep, I'm a whisker off hitting lifetime platinum, but not really sure that was ever on my bucket list. Not something I can leave the Grandkids.

Wow, that's a lot of flying! I'm almost lifetime gold.
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« Reply #257 on: August 28, 2014, 11:15:07 AM »

Wow, that's a lot of flying! I'm almost lifetime gold.
yeah and I thought it was mostly over. New job just as much if not more.
Difference is not flying into Brisvegas every week. Now all over including NT & FNQ.

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Re: Are airline seats big enough?
« Reply #258 on: August 29, 2014, 10:51:41 AM »
yeah and I thought it was mostly over. New job just as much if not more.
Difference is not flying into Brisvegas every week. Now all over including NT & FNQ.
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Re: Are airline seats big enough?
« Reply #259 on: August 29, 2014, 11:31:05 AM »

Some bigger seats that cost more!
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Re: Are airline seats big enough?
« Reply #260 on: September 01, 2014, 12:27:54 PM »
The joys of JQ :(
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Re: Are airline seats big enough?
« Reply #261 on: September 01, 2014, 01:17:05 PM »
There's nothing wrong with jer star.  it's just the customers that they attract
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« Reply #262 on: September 01, 2014, 10:06:05 PM »
Touché :)
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Re: Are airline seats big enough?
« Reply #263 on: September 02, 2014, 07:35:02 AM »
Today it is, seat 1A on the Q400. I feel like I just one the lottery.

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« Reply #264 on: September 02, 2014, 08:07:45 AM »
Today it is, seat 1A on the Q400. I feel like I just one the lottery.
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Re: Are airline seats big enough?
« Reply #265 on: September 02, 2014, 08:10:34 PM »
I had seats 9F and 6a for my 2 x flights today, and no-one alongside me on either flight. Geez, that makes a difference!

We left ADL an hr late, but managed to arrive in CNS only 10-15 minutes after the original scheduled arrival time, with a very quick stop over in SYD.

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Re: Are airline seats big enough?
« Reply #266 on: September 03, 2014, 03:21:17 AM »
Just flew Cathay to London last week and I am only a small person but she was a bit cramp.
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Re: Are airline seats big enough?
« Reply #267 on: September 03, 2014, 06:38:01 AM »
Just flew Cathay to London last week and I am only a small person but she was a bit cramp.
Plenty of room in b/c  >:D >:D
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Re: Are airline seats big enough?
« Reply #268 on: September 03, 2014, 09:31:55 AM »
Flying along in a 10 seater turbo prop Caravan. Someone dropped their guts about 5 mins ago and it still smells like a septic tank in here. Pigs..


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Re: Are airline seats big enough?
« Reply #269 on: September 03, 2014, 10:21:14 AM »
Jetstar are great, my wife and I boarded a Jetstar plane in Cairns to fly to Sydney a while back. We had seats 5A and B from memory but the seats on the plane went from 4 to 6 with no row 5. The steward made us wait near the toilets until the rest of the passengers boarded then they would see whether they could find seats for us. They eventually found a couple of seats and apologized for our inconvenience, they then said it happens all the time on that plane because of the missing row.  From Sydney we had another Jetstar flight to Adelaide, went to check in and were told our flight had been cancelled due to insufficient seats being sold. They told us to sit down and they would try to find us a couple of seats on another flight which they eventually did on a Virgin flight.

Worst airline though would go to Etihad, flew with them from Abu Dhabi to Sydney, 14 hours in the smallest airline seats I have ever sat in. I am 180cm (5"11") and slim yet my knees were in the back of the seat in front and my shoulders were wider than the seat back. Service was non existent, they closed the curtains and dimmed the lights for the entire flight and the stewards all disappeared to the first class section. Apparently that is usual when there are spare seats in first class.

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Re: Are airline seats big enough?
« Reply #270 on: September 06, 2014, 01:11:10 PM »
QF club in OOL is awesome, kids section to keep mini me amused before boarding
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Re: Are airline seats big enough?
« Reply #271 on: September 07, 2014, 10:32:45 AM »
Wish me luck Swaggers.
Fliying to Houston from Singapore tonight on the pathetic Emirates.
It is a 777 all the way.
These sods have 3-4-3 seating across the plane. Normaly, on a good airline, it is 3-3-3. This means the seats are more narrow.
Best is the flights are 7 hours then 16 hours.
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Are airline seats big enough?
« Reply #272 on: September 07, 2014, 11:24:54 AM »
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Re: Are airline seats big enough?
« Reply #273 on: September 07, 2014, 11:00:32 PM »
Amazing what a polite whinge to the logistics guy can get, if CC'd to a boss by acident, can get you.
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Re: Are airline seats big enough?
« Reply #274 on: September 08, 2014, 09:29:54 AM »
Just back from Austria.
Flew Emirates, haven't had a problem with them in the 4-5 international flights I've had with them.

We scored an upgrade to Business on the Dubai - Vienna sector - very nice.

We asked for & got Exit Asile seats for the other 3 sectors.
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