[potato3732842]

The whole business model of discount airlines is to cater to the fat part of the bell curve and not the long tails. If you require special accommodation at any point in the process don't fly via a super budget value airline. Even if they do support your use case, they're not in the business of making it easy and they'll hit you with a "fuck you" fee to make it worth their while.

[RobotToaster]

> If you require special accommodation at any point in the process don't fly via a super budget value airline

That sounds pretty illegal if they aren't making accommodations for disabilities.

[zdragnar]

They'll make accommodations, but those will be very budget accommodations and not comfy, just like everything else about them.

Hence why you're better off going with something else. In fact, you're almost always better off going with something else. I'm not a giant, but at 6'4" (1.93 meters) I've found that I absolutely detest most shared transit. Either my legs are too long or shoulders too broad, and even non-budget airlines can be unpleasant to fly in.

[Spivak]

I had the misfortune of acquiring a temporary disability while I was overseas and it kind of opened my eyes to how shitty the west treats the disabled. While I was in eastern airports the staff were tripping over themselves to accommodate me. I was assigned at least one person whose entire job was to stay with me and take me where I needed to go. They handled my bags, security, even got me food and drinks when I got hungry. It was beyond respectful. But as soon as I got to the western leg of the journey home I became a burden. I basically just got a wheelchair and my partner had to push me around while juggling our luggage.

It's crazy to see real life proof that it doesn't have to be this way.

[autoexec]

Every American I know who has spent time overseas comes back with at least one thing where they can't believe how massively we've screwed it up while also somehow ignoring that it's been being handled far more sensibly by others.

[jplrssn]

The one advantage Ryanair has over non-budget airlines is that none of their seats recline.

[kube-system]

Yeah, disability accommodation laws are pretty weak, even in the countries with the strongest protections. "reasonable" accommodations often equate to situations that still don't actually provide practical accommodations for people.

[hansvm]

I'm not sure I understand. It sounds like you're saying you don't like the leg room being so cramped that beyond a certain height you're physically required to angle your knees into a neighboring seat's space. That's surely part of the charm though?

[zdragnar]

It's bad enough when I have to fight for elbow room with the people next to me. It's a whole 'nother experience to fight for the elbow room of the people in front of me to have a place to put my knees.

[walletdrainer]

It’s true, in my experience at 6’7” it is much nicer to fly private. Shared transport offers a much inferior experience except on long haul flights where you have actual first class, but even then you need to be careful while booking to not accidentally end up on some silly plane.

[kjkjadksj]

Discount airlines charge you if you so much as talk to a gate agent. I think their lawyers have found ironclad routings around something like that.

[nxm]

Not having a smart phone is not a disability

[Der_Einzige]

The right wing rise world wide will gut disability accommodations.