Large-size customers will have to fly Economy on Thai Airway’s Dreamliner

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Sun Mar 18, 2018 1:44 pm

Size matters: You have to pass the waist test to fly Thai Airway’s Dreamliner
By Coconuts Bangkok Mar. 16, 2018

State-owned Thai Airways announced earlier this month that it won’t sell business class tickets on its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to passengers with a waistline larger than 56 inches.

But the policy was implemented for a reason. Pratthana Pattanasirim, Thai Airways director of security and flight standard division, explained yesterday that the business class seats of the Dreamliner have been installed with the new safety belts and an airbag system, and therefore, passengers with a waistline of over 56 inches, as well as those traveling with an infant, won’t be able to fasten the seatbelts, Khaosod reported.

“If we put fat people in business class and they can’t fasten the seatbelts, the captain won’t be able to fly that plane because it hasn’t met safety standards, so we won’t sell business class tickets to fat people,” Pratthana said of the Dreamliner plane.

Meanwhile, there’s no restriction for economy class.

Currently, Thai Airways has two Dreamliner planes which are used on two routes: Bangkok-Auckland and Bangkok-Taipei.
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armchairlawyer · Post by **armchairlawyer** » Sun Mar 18, 2018 4:19 pm

That'll be easy to monitor at point of sale.

King Keil · Post by **King Keil** » Mon Mar 19, 2018 7:16 pm

I like how he is not afraid to say "fat people"

prahocalypse now · Post by **prahocalypse now** » Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:35 am

Thai Airways has banned people with a waistline greater than 56 inches (142.24cms) from flying in Business Class.

THAI cites safety for waistline rule on Dreamliners 16 Mar 2018 at 12:26

Thai Airways International (THAI) says the limit on waist sizes for passengers, and ban on carrying infants on laps, in business class on its two Boeing 787-9 aircraft is a consequence of the installation of seat belt airbags for safety.

The national carrier added the two Boeing Dreamliners to its fleet in September last year and the aircraft manufacturer had installed new airbags on seatbelts for business class seats.

This meant that passengers with a waistline of over 56 inches (142.24cms) could not fasten these new seatbelt airbags, which meet US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety standards, Flt Lt Prathana Pattanasiri, vice president of THAI’s aviation safety, security and standards department said on Friday. Passengers in those seats also could not carry infants on their laps.

This type of seatbelt could not be extended because of the airbag, Thai media reported. If extended, the belts could not be fitted with the airbags, which would help protect passengers if an accident occurred.

The restrictions on passengers had given rise to complaints on social media. THAI issued the explanation in response.

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Anchor Moy · Post by **Anchor Moy** » Wed Mar 21, 2018 12:14 pm

prahocalypse now wrote: ↑Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:35 am Thai Airways has banned people with a waistline greater than 56 inches (142.24cms) from flying in Business Class.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/to ... reamliners

Tough then, they will have to fly First Class.
And get rid of their kids.

Passengers in those seats also could not carry infants on their laps.