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If someone wanta to sit on the window and take the body pod risk on themselves, and possibly have a similarly-equipped family member or travel partner adjacent,

If someone wanta to sit on the window and take the body pod risk on themselves, and possibly have a similarly-equipped family member or travel partner adjacent, that’s their business IMO. Sitting on the aisle where they may impede the escape of another passenger who is a stranger, not acceptable. But that may even be misinformed. Obese people on the aisle present a formidable obstacle as well.

asah 6y ago
um no. The airline is then accepting liability - consider lawsuits from the person's next of kin.
ci5er 6y ago
Well, yes. As since obesity is (a bit) skewed by race, depending on the age group, you'd be looking at disparate impact lawsuits. Whereas PPE is purely individual choice. I would expect a fair amount of judicial respect for the former, but maybe not the latter.
thinkharderdev 6y ago
I think the issue would be if you had a plane full of people in body pods, in an emergency deplane scenario all of the pods become obstacles that will end up in random places around the cabin so even if someone is in an aisle seat, they may not be in an aisle seat still if the plane skids off the runway during takeoff and everyone is tossed around a bit.
renewiltord 6y ago
Sure, but you're going to stay put until I exit the plane. If the plane's on fire, don't get in the narrow ass aisle and start pinballing your way to the front like a drunk in a fat suit.
abruzzi 6y ago
The issues is if the tent obstructs the cabin staff from providing assistance. Simply saying that "it is on the individual" isn't going to stop the airline from getting, and possible losing, a lawsuit by the family when the passenger dies or suffer hypoxic brain damage, and the cabin staff says "we skipped (or delayed) offering him assistance because he was wearing a tent that would have significantly impeded our ability to provide assistance to other passengers."

asah 6y ago

um no. The airline is then accepting liability - consider lawsuits from the person's next of kin.

ci5er 6y ago

Well, yes. As since obesity is (a bit) skewed by race, depending on the age group, you'd be looking at disparate impact lawsuits. Whereas PPE is purely individual choice. I would expect a fair amount of judicial respect for the former, but maybe not the latter.

thinkharderdev 6y ago

I think the issue would be if you had a plane full of people in body pods, in an emergency deplane scenario all of the pods become obstacles that will end up in random places around the cabin so even if someone is in an aisle seat, they may not be in an aisle seat still if the plane skids off the runway during takeoff and everyone is tossed around a bit.

renewiltord 6y ago

Sure, but you're going to stay put until I exit the plane. If the plane's on fire, don't get in the narrow ass aisle and start pinballing your way to the front like a drunk in a fat suit.

abruzzi 6y ago

The issues is if the tent obstructs the cabin staff from providing assistance. Simply saying that "it is on the individual" isn't going to stop the airline from getting, and possible losing, a lawsuit by the family when the passenger dies or suffer hypoxic brain damage, and the cabin staff says "we skipped (or delayed) offering him assistance because he was wearing a tent that would have significantly impeded our ability to provide assistance to other passengers."