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Woman weighed like baggage before flight: ‘Never been so embarrassed’
Posted on 5/19/23 at 6:10 pm
Posted on 5/19/23 at 6:10 pm
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A traveler has shared the mortifying moment that a fellow passenger was forced to step on a baggage scale before takeoff after confusion over her weight.
A clip detailing the humiliating measure was originally posted in March, but has amassed 1.6 million views on TikTok as viewers speculate whether the airline was discriminating against plus-size travelers.
“The whole airport trying to mind their own business as a woman is asked to step on the baggage scale because she claimed she was 130lbs,” the TikTok user @lilwessel wrote in the caption. She added, “It’s a tiny plane so they needed our weight to take off for safety reasons.”
In the accompanying five-second footage, shot at an undisclosed airport, the passenger in question can be seen standing on the luggage scale in full view of fellow flyers.
Needless to say, the embarrassing ordeal divided the TikTok commentariat with one viewer writing: “Why are people so mean.”
“That’s not ok,” said another.
Meanwhile, a third recalled being subject to a similar precaution, explaining, “Flying home from the Philippines and they weighed me … I have never been so embarrassed in my life.”
However, others sided with the airline. “Why would she lie and risk all our lives including hers lol,” criticized one commenter.
“They care about weight limits on small planes because they need to have the center weight in a certain part of the plane,” said another.
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In 2021, the Federal Aviation Administration advisory announced that airlines could soon require plus-sized passengers to step on the scale — or provide their weight — before boarding the aircraft.
The goal was to provide new data on average passenger weights as the current numbers reportedly don’t reflect today’s sky-high obesity rates in the US.
In turn, this would help ensure that aircrafts, especially the small ones, don’t exceed their allowable weight limit.
Once they’ve chosen a traveler, an operator may “determine the actual weight of passengers” by having them step “on a scale before boarding the aircraft,” per the guidelines transcribed by AirInsight.
In order to protect passenger privacy, they stipulated “the scale readout should remain hidden from public view.”
However, the regulatory agency backpedaled a month later, claiming that while weighing passengers was an option, most airlines would resort to other measures of calculating passenger mass.
Contingency methods included making “a reasonable estimate about the passenger’s actual weight and add 10 pounds,” per the document.
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Posted on 5/19/23 at 6:13 pm to stout
She's embarrassed, I get it, and I feel bad for her - but there's a way to get past it - lose weight, then you'll never feel that way again. Easier said than done but that's the way.
For small planes they have to do this. Just how it is.
For small planes they have to do this. Just how it is.
Posted on 5/19/23 at 6:13 pm to stout
Weigh the fatties. I’ll be god damned if I’m dying in a plane crash to protect some fatass’s feelings.
This post was edited on 5/19/23 at 6:13 pm
Posted on 5/19/23 at 6:15 pm to stout
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she claimed she was 130lbs,
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She added, “It’s a tiny plane so they needed our weight to take off for safety reasons.”
Well yeah, so why did you lie? Everyone can tell there's no way.
Posted on 5/19/23 at 6:15 pm to stout
Don't lie about your weight. You can look at her arse and tell she's more than 130
Posted on 5/19/23 at 6:15 pm to stout
Bet Aaliyah wished her plane crew had properly weighed shite.
Posted on 5/19/23 at 6:16 pm to stout
Her arse weighs 130#, if it's a small plane she could kill everyone.
Fat people should be shamed
Fat people should be shamed
This post was edited on 5/19/23 at 6:17 pm
Posted on 5/19/23 at 6:16 pm to POTUS2024
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She's embarrassed, I get it, and I feel bad for her
I don't. She wasn't being honest about her weight. She knew she wasn't 130lb. but said it anyways.
Posted on 5/19/23 at 6:16 pm to stout
If it is a puddle jumper, they have to know how much weight is aboard and distribute it properly.
I’d rather embarrass someone by weighing them then crash on takeoff or run out of fuel on the way.
I’d rather embarrass someone by weighing them then crash on takeoff or run out of fuel on the way.
Posted on 5/19/23 at 6:18 pm to stout
How much did the scale say? No way less than 180
Posted on 5/19/23 at 6:18 pm to stout
She claimed she was 130 pounds.
Posted on 5/19/23 at 6:19 pm to stout
fricks sake, just don’t lie.
There. Fixed your outrage problem
There. Fixed your outrage problem
Posted on 5/19/23 at 6:19 pm to stout
Weigh everyone. No more embarrassment.
Posted on 5/19/23 at 6:20 pm to stout
I got asked to deplane and take later flight one time because I was the biggest person on the flight. It was the tiniest Delta Jet that flew from BTR to ATL.
It was kinda funny when they explained the situation about weight. I was like "Yall calling me fat!!!" as I walked off the plane.
They gave me a $10 food voucher(2008 prices) and $380 flight voucher to use within a year. They then put me on the next flight 90 minutes later.
It was kinda funny when they explained the situation about weight. I was like "Yall calling me fat!!!" as I walked off the plane.
They gave me a $10 food voucher(2008 prices) and $380 flight voucher to use within a year. They then put me on the next flight 90 minutes later.
This post was edited on 5/19/23 at 6:22 pm
Posted on 5/19/23 at 6:21 pm to POTUS2024
These airline stewards and flight attendants have the worst jobs on the planet
Posted on 5/19/23 at 6:23 pm to mikelbr
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They gave me food voucher
They know how to work the fatties.
Posted on 5/19/23 at 6:24 pm to stout
The utter stupidity of this country. Putting feelings before physics. It can be a safety issue.
I would welcome the day that they charged passengers by their weight.
If they can make me pay more for my luggage, they should make them pay more for their obese rear ends. I'm tired of flying and having no armrests because they "overflow" their designated seats.
I would welcome the day that they charged passengers by their weight.
If they can make me pay more for my luggage, they should make them pay more for their obese rear ends. I'm tired of flying and having no armrests because they "overflow" their designated seats.
Posted on 5/19/23 at 6:25 pm to stout
This brings to the forefront the conundrum of the ages:
How does a husband answer this question?
"Honey, does this airplane make me look fat?"
How does a husband answer this question?
"Honey, does this airplane make me look fat?"
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