
Brigid Quinn McDonnell
Traveler who shared a personal, detailed account of being deboarded and reboarded due to her size, highlighting the humiliation plus-size passengers can face when flying.
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Sep 19, 2024 • 39min
Into Thin Air
In this discussion, traveler Brigid Quinn McDonnell shares her distressing experience of being deboarded due to a 'customer of size' policy, shedding light on the humiliation faced by plus-size passengers. Author Aubrey Gordon adds depth by discussing the everyday anxieties and coping mechanisms for fat travelers. They address systemic issues in air travel, like how airlines exploit budget models to sacrifice comfort and why passengers unfairly scapegoat others. Together, they suggest that universal design could revolutionize flying for all body types.


