Heavier Americans Cause United Airlines to Block Out Seats to Meet Weight Requirements
Thanks to Federal Airline Administration requirements, you might have no middle seat weirdo hogging half the armrests on your next United Airlines flight.
Due to a 2019 FAA update of weight averages for travelers, United is nixing three to six middle-seat passengers in 45 of its Boeing 757 aircraft between November 1, 2022, and April 30, 2023.
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It’s not just the ever-increasing size of the American waistline that’s the problem; we’re also loaded up with heavier carry-on bags. From the frequent flyer blog Live and Let’s Fly: