I was sitting in the middle seat of a 727 once and the airplane was completely full -- except for the aisle seat next to me. The last passenger boarded. I swear the airplane tipped slightly as she got on board. She was so heavy her chest -- I won't say boobs -- hit the seatback in front of her. She was using up at least half of my space. And she was one of those people who thought perfume was an acceptable substitute for personal hygiene ... or actually she probably couldn't reach. That flight ranks right up there with fixing the broken sanitary system in the boat (crawling through raw sewage in the bilge) for sheer disgust factor.I have to say, for all the commercial flying I've done, I've been lucky enough not to sit next to stinkers. for that matter people who don't fit in their own seat, either. (luckily, there is usually an empty seat next to me too)
I was sitting in the middle seat of a 727 once and the airplane was completely full -- except for the aisle seat next to me. The last passenger boarded. I swear the airplane tipped slightly as she got on board. She was so heavy her chest -- I won't say boobs -- hit the seatback in front of her. She was using up at least half of my space. And she was one of those people who thought perfume was an acceptable substitute for personal hygiene ... or actually she probably couldn't reach. That flight ranks right up there with fixing the broken sanitary system in the boat (crawling through raw sewage in the bilge) for sheer disgust factor.