Lifestyle tips

So i know this large lady that is about 350 at 5'9" and shes worried about flying the airplane and needing to buy two tickets.

Does anyone have any experience with this?

I think it won't be a problem, unless it's very long flight and she wants extra comfort. She may need extender though I'm pretty sure in most planes she won't need them.

I am 360 and 5ft 9, i fit but i need a seatbelt extender. It is uncomfortable though

The only straight up bad experience I've had with fitting into a seat was on a long haul from San Francisco to London in premium economy seating on a British Airways flight. I was only about 285 at 5'6", but the sides of those seats are solid panels instead of the armrests in economy. I got a fairly massive bruise on my thigh from trying to stuff myself into that seat!

The other issue was that the tray comes out of those armrests, too. My weight is predominantly in my belly, butt, and thighs, and this made using the tray impossible. However, I was able to fit into the seatbelt without an extender.

I'm waffling about taking a trip during my break from postgrad studies, as I'm over 300lbs now and I bit nervous after that last flight! I think I'm going to just bite the bullet, though, since the point of getting fat was not to stop traveling! With that, I'll report back if I learn anything of note on this next flight

After a bad experience, we are hyper-researchers about seat size and placement when flying on any airline.

seatguru.com/ lets you find your seat on a given plane. Door/isle seats offer the best legroom/width and if the plane has an emergency, we are fine with opening the hatch.

It might be a little extra ticket price, but it's worth it to make it to squeeze onto the plane.

I don't think my hubby would travel without me though. It's a lot of hassle and spilling over onto your neighbor at 500lbs. Psychologically, it's nice to have a mate along when you feel the rest of the passengers are starring daggers.

(If you've been stuck next to a massively obese person on a plane, I'm sorry, but it will pass. Believe me, they are way more uncomfortable than you are.)