Holiday season is almost here and while many look forward to chilling on the beach or relaxing by the pool, the journey is not often something to get excited about.
Flying can be pretty uncomfortable, with lots of people left anxious before and during travel. Whether it be the rush around the airport or getting all your documents sorted.
And things often don't get much easier when getting on the flight itself as your sit down in one place for hours on end. It becomes ever worse if you happen to be sat next to people that don't respect personal space, whether they stretch out their arms or their legs or are a little on the larger side.
Being forced to spend hours contorted can leave you in agony as you arrive at your destination.
This unfortunate situation happened to one woman who decided to ask the internet what she should do if she ever finds herself in a similar position again, reports The Mirror.
Detailing her experience on an eight and a half hour Air Canada flight all way from a European city to Toronto. During the journey the lady was sat next to a physically large customers who had a seatbelt extender.
Taking to popular online forum site, Reddit, she wrote: "It was actually to the point where his body couldn't fit in his seat alone and was spilling into my seat space quite a bit.
"I could not sit with my back flush against the seat. I also couldn't reach under his body to access my tray table or TV, which were tucked under the armrest on his side of my chair.
"Luckily, my boyfriend was seated on the other side of me and I was able to share his tray space during dinner; I have no clue what I would have done if I didn't know the person on my other side.
"As you can imagine, I ended up pretty sore by the end of the flight, and as I am currently recovering from a workplace back injury this was a bit more annoying than it otherwise would have been.
"Obviously this guy wasn't trying to squish me on purpose and I am extremely conflict avoidant so I adopted a 'grin and bear it' attitude for the flight, but I'd really like to avoid this happening again.
"It just kind of feels unfair that he was taking up so much of my seat space for such a long flight when I paid so much for the seat."
The traveller asked what she should do if this was to ever happen again, with one flight attendant issue their advice, suggesting speaking to a member of cabin crew.
"If the plane isn't sold out, I would move you," they said.
A second flight attendant warned that time is of the essence when trying to move to a comfier spot.
"The only time a passenger who is over the seat is addressed is when a passenger brings it to the crew's attention," they said.
"Until then, we are not allowed to say anything in case the person next to them is with them.
"Once you do say something, BEFORE WE LEAVE THE GATE, a new seat can be given if available in the cabin you purchased or the gate agent can determine if that passenger needs to purchase another seat."
A fellow expert, in the US at least, explained that staff are often willing to help out to ensure everyone is as comfortable as possible.
"In the US, if you are a customer of size (COS), you can let them know at the gate, and they can pre-board you and put down a little 'reserved' sign in the seat next to you, so that someone doesn't attempt to sit there," they said.
"Now, that's Southwest and their open seating policy. Obviously this varies from airline to airline, and you may not always have the option to be moved, or for the COS to move into."
Another flight attendant said that they tried to subtly seat larger customers in aisle seats so the arm rest could be lifted to give some extra room.
It was also added that some customers, who were able to, would upgrade in order to increase comfort levels.
"Often people who are aware of how small the general economy cabin is typically will book the first or business class seats themselves, not as an unspoken rule, but because they know they personally will feel more comfortable," they said.
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