{"id":5992,"date":"2026-04-04T21:53:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T21:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/?p=5992"},"modified":"2026-04-04T21:53:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T21:53:56","slug":"plus-sized-influencer-goes-viral-for-airplane-bathroom-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsnowtrendi.xyz\/?p=5992","title":{"rendered":"Plus-sized influencer goes viral for airplane bathroom battle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Shrinking bathrooms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In fact, the Los Angeles Times reports that as airlines look to boost profits in a climate of rising labor costs and surging fuel prices, they\u2019re turning to a new strategy: shrinking the lavatories to add an extra row of seats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Gary Weissel, managing director of Tronos Aviation Consulting Inc., American Airlines could bring in an extra $400,000 a year for each seat it adds to a plane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven with passenger complaints on these lavs, I don\u2019t see airlines pulling them out,\u201d Weissel told the publication. \u201cThe revenue generated from being able to get an additional row of seats in there is too great.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jimmy Walton, a pilot with the airline, calls the shrinking bathrooms \u201cthe most miserable experience in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve added 12 more seats, no more lavatories, and you\u2019ve shrunk that lavatory to 75% of what it was before,\u201d Walton said. \u201cI can\u2019t turn around in it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Super close to having an accident\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For Bo, her journey has become a logistical nightmare. She has to turn sideways just to shuffle down the aisle, careful not to bump into seats or passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And she won\u2019t use the bathroom, even if it\u2019s an emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can\u2019t use the bathroom, and my maximum flight time is about six hours. I\u2019ve never had a problem with that before except once I came super close to having an accident on a flight from San Francisco to Chicago,\u201d the influencer said in the clip that\u2019s been viewed by 2.7 million people. \u201cThere was some bad weather and my plane was rerouted; they tacked on an extra two hours to the flight and things got a little sketch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Aisles aren\u2019t the problem\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bo Berry\u2019s bravery in sharing her story sparked a wave of mixed reactions online, creating a heated debate on whether personal size should dictate airline design \u2013 or if it\u2019s reasonable to expect such sweeping changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re the only one on the plane affected by the narrow aisles, the aisles aren\u2019t the problem,\u201d one user writes on Facebook in response to Bo\u2019s story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDiet and exercise seem a bit more logical than redesigning aircrafts,\u201d shares a second, while a third adds, \u201cOh ok \u2013 let\u2019s widen aisles \u2013 it\u2019s easier than going on diet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another writes, \u201cWe are not going to rebuild airplanes because someone refuses to do the work to be at a healthy and reasonable size. Childish, egocentric and selfish attitudes will argue and disagree.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s your take on this issue? Have you experienced similar struggles on a flight? Join the conversation and let us know what you think!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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