How I Navigate Air Travel as a Fat Frequent Flier

1 ~~~ How I Navigate Air Travel as a Fat Frequent Flier ~ Conde Nast ~~~

I’ve long been a frequent flier, but boarding a plane for the first time after I gained 100 pounds during a difficult period of my life was eye-opening. There are numerous challenges to flying while fat, to say the least. For one: Fat-shaming is still a culturally accepted national pastime. (If you doubt this, just ask any fat person or pay attention to how people talk to and about larger people.)

I have flown as a medium-sized person and as a fat person, and the difference is extreme. While travel is on pause because of the pandemic, I'm thinking about my flight experiences and considering everything I’ve learned about navigating air travel as a fat person. 

Here are some of the hard-won lessons I learned along the way.

www.cntraveler.com/story/how-i-navigate-air-travel-as-a-fat-frequent-flier ~ 27 August 2020 ~