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sbstylun    57

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I have a question about flying. I have my surgery scheduled for June 6 and its in Vegas and I live in Virginia so I have to fly there, so does anybody know how it works for bigger people and purchasing tickets. Do I have to buy 2 tickets? I bought 1 ticket so far, but I think I'm more nervous about boarding the plane and not fitting into the seat than the actual surgery.

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Jen in SoCal    189

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The airline will try to accomodate you if there are empty seats on the plane. If there are no empty seats then they will have to charge you for another seat and ask a volunteer to give up their seat for compensation. The price they charge varies depending on the airline. Some will charge a lower fare than the day of departure walk up fare.

Your best bet is to call whatever airline's you are traveling on reservation department directly. If you bought your ticket from a third party online ie; Priceline, Travelocity, Orbitz, don't bother calling them. They probably won't and can't help you.

For peace of mind you may want to think about purchasing another seat. If you do that, do it through reservations, not online. There is a special process for it and you will obviously need to reserve two seats next to eachother.

If you feel you would rather wait and see till you get to the airport, go to the full service ticket counter and let them know your situation. They will try to help you.

If you have any more questions, please feel free to send me a personal message on here.

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KevinsBabyGirl85    364

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I have a question about flying. I have my surgery scheduled for June 6 and its in Vegas and I live in Virginia so I have to fly there' date=' so does anybody know how it works for bigger people and purchasing tickets. Do I have to buy 2 tickets? I bought 1 ticket so far, but I think I'm more nervous about boarding the plane and not fitting into the seat than the actual surgery.[/quote']

Where in va do u live? I'm in va too!

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sbstylun    57

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I live in Woodbridge. What part of VA do you live?

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