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An American Airlines passenger says she would like reparations from the airline after being “sandwiched” between two overweight passengers.
Sydney Watson, an Australian-American conservative political commentator, says she will “stand behind everything I’ve said” after documenting her struggles for personal space and comfort on Twitter during a three-hour flight on Oct. 11.
She says she “came to find out what happened to me violates American Airlines policy regarding overweight passengers.”
“I’d like some reparations,” she tweeted.
However, American Airlines does not appear to have a public policy regarding overweight passengers, which could explain the airline’s response to Watson.
American Airlines’ official Twitter account responded Monday: “Our passengers come in all different shapes and sizes. We’re sorry you didn’t feel comfortable during your flight.’
Very dissatisfied with the company’s response, Watson wrote, “This is truly their official response to me being sandwiched between two obese people.”
Competitor Southwest Airlines’ “policy for customers of size and extra seats” says that “customers who infringe on a portion of the adjacent seat(s)” must purchase additional seats.
Australian-American conservative political commentator says she will ‘stand by everything I’ve said’ after documenting her struggles for personal space and comfort on a three-hour flight
On Saturday, Watson said she was “totally okay to be in the news for fat shaming” and added that the public response to her tweets had been “unhinged.” “I’ve been getting unhinged emails, messages and comments all night and I don’t understand why,” she tweeted.
Watson received national media attention and response for her tweets – a response she seems to have adopted
On Saturday, Watson said she was “totally okay to be in the news for fat shaming” and added that the public response to her tweets had been “unhinged.”
“I’ve been getting unhinged emails, messages and comments all evening and I couldn’t understand why,” she tweeted.
“Now I realize it’s because I don’t agree with people who put their fat rolls on my body without my permission.”
During the flight, Watson tweeted that she was “literally – WEDGED between two obese people on my flight.”
“This is absolutely NOT acceptable or okay. If fat people want to be fat, fine. But it’s very different when I’m stuck between you for 3 hours, with your arm rolls on my body,” she wrote, accompanied by two photos of the arm rolls in question.
Holy sh*t. So I’m expected to only have a quarter seat when I fly?’
“I just experienced sweating, being touched without my consent, being slapped in the face and being denied personal space for hours.
‘And your response is essentially ‘unfortunate’? Is that what I get here?’ she wrote and tagged the airline.
Sydney Watson documented the process of enduring a three-hour flight between two obese siblings for her Twitter followers
American Airlines told Watson it can accommodate passengers of all shapes and sizes
Watson disagreed with the dismissal, pointing out specific ways she felt uncomfortable during the flight due to the limited space she was given
Watson shared another photo of her skinny legs wedged between the bodies surrounding her
The photo Watson mentioned here never came out
Watson is an Australian-American conservative commentator with over 300,000 Twitter followers
She previously documented many moments of her unpleasant flying experience to her 317,000 Twitter followers.
“I don’t care if this is mean. My whole body is being touched against my will right now. I can’t even put the armrests down on either side, because there’s no fucking room.’
“I’m tired of pretending that being fat to this extent is normal. Let me assure you it isn’t.’
“If you need a seat belt extender, you’re TOO THICK TO BE IN A PLANE,” she wrote. “Buy two seats or don’t fly.”
Watson wrote that she initially asked one of the obese passengers to swap seats with her. He was apparently siblings with the woman who bordered on either side of Watson.
‘He says, ‘No. That’s okay :),” she wrote. “…and then I started screaming inside.”
Watson seemed incredulous that American Airlines failed to acknowledge her horrific experience
American Airlines said passengers can choose how much space they get on a flight by choosing their seat in advance — and potentially paying more to ensure personal space
She later wrote that “Both fats sweat on me.”
“I’ve realized that if I learn ahead, I’m less crushed. The only downside is that the man in front of me has his seat back and I keep getting hit in the head as he adjusts in his seat.’
“Humiliating,” she wrote, followed by two crying emojis. “This is where my rogue bow begins.”
When the saga ended, Watson wrote, ‘I’m getting off the plane!!’
“The ONLY saving grace was that EVERY flight attendant apologized to me. We have laughed.’
“They said they’d give me free booze if I asked.”
Watson added that she had not personally booked her middle seat on American Airlines, but that it was booked for her by a company that paid to fly her to an event.
One Twitter user commented on American Airlines: “If your passengers come in all different shapes and sizes, why are your seats only wide enough for medium-sized people?”
“We offer a variety of seat sizes and styles so our customers can choose what works best for them,” the corporate account replied before being put through to a page that shows in which classes (economy, business, first) passengers can take a seat.
American Airlines did not respond to the Daily Mail’s request for comment.