Plus-size blogger shares her experience onboard Ryanair flight.
A plus-size traveller has divided opinion on TikTok after slamming Ryanair for the size of its seats, bathrooms and aisle.
Kirsty Leanne, 29, from Shropshire, said she was travelling from London Stansted to Hamburg on April 21, when she struggled to fit down the plane’s narrow aisle, couldn’t use the tray table due to a lack of space, and could barely move in the toilet cubicle.
In a TikTok video that has since gone viral, Leanne shared her experience with her followers.
“The first issue I faced was walking down the plane aisle, I was one of the last people on the plane as I was running a little late so I felt the stares of people and all I could think was that they didn’t want me to sit next to them. I got to my seat and thankfully the one next to it was empty, giving me a little more room,” she said.
“Finding out what seat I have been assigned at random – middle seat. Very little leg room but doable for 1.5 flight.”
She also said she had to ask for seatbelt extenders.
Leanne continued: “The tray table was a big fat no. I tried.”
She decided against using the bathroom as she feared she would get stuck on the toilet.
“Bathrooms were also a no go – I ended up not using it in the end and waiting until I got to the airport.”
The video, which she captioned “Flying Ryanair with no upgrades,” has been viewed more than 1.2 million times and has racked up over 93,000 likes so far, but users are divided on the issue.
One user lacking sympathy for Leanne said: “Acting like it’s their fault.”
“This should be a massive wake up call,” another person wrote.
One person argued: “There’s only one person to blame.”
However others were quick to defend the plus-size blogger, with one person writing: “What is everyone’s problem? She’s not hurting anyone, just showing her struggle with travel and how people in the same position can make it work!”
“Why are the comments so rude?” another user asked. “She never said she was blaming the airline she is just showing you her experience travelling.”
Another person added: “People acting like being plus size is a choice/something to be ashamed of?”
Leanne first hit headlines a few months ago when she was allegedly told to buy two seats for herself due to her body size.
She shares her adventures on her travel blog, Plus Size Travel Too, where she talks about travelling as a plus size person and says the experience is less than comfortable for larger people.
@kirstyleannetravels Flying Ryanair with no upgrades ❤️ #plussizetraveltok #travellingwhilefat #plussizetravel #plussizequeen #plussize #ryanair #flyingwhilefat #plussizeseating #fatacceptance ♬ As It Was – Harry Styles
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