Wild Video Of A Fat Guy On A Plane Getting Upset At A Slightly More Fat Guy For Taking Up The Armrest During Their Flight

Let me just say that when it comes to fats, I don't really have a leg to stand on. I cannot relate to their situation. I am 6'4" 185 pounds on a good day. At times, I've sympathized with them. It can't be easy physically, mentally, and emotionally walking around with that kind of heft knowing that you will be judged for your weight before anything else. That said, I would never in a million years confront someone for being fat on a plane. They already know they're the most hated person on that flight. They can feel the collective angst of every passenger on board praying that they won't wind up in the seat next to them as the side step down the aisle. It's one of the most nerve wracking parts of flying - waiting for your seat mate. You want someone who's small and compact. I prefer petite asian women or someone who I feel like "gets it." Aka another bro. Someone who has a good understanding of personal space and just wants to get through the flight. 

I'm also aware that those two archetype's of people are not always available and as a result, occasionally, you will get stuck with a larger human. When this happens, there's not really much you can do. If you want to voice your displeasure, don't do what the guy in the video did. You have to be more subtle so you don't wind up in The Post or on Barstool Sports. A simple sigh of frustration is usually enough to activate the shame needed to get them to lean the other way. If that doesn't work, you can hit them with a "do you mind." I've found that a lot times people simply do not realize that they're in your space or touching you. If not, be an adult and buy a first class ticket so you're not suffocating next to a endomorph in the back of a plane. 

Here's what the passenger who got confronted had to say...

Branum, a larger passenger who usually splurges on business class for extra space, recounted his uneasiness over taking a middle seat in the plane’s Comfort+ section. 

And he could see trouble coming before it even arrived — reportedly, the chaos started the septuagenarian scrapper “freaked out at a woman” using the overhead bin, then plopped down next to Branum and demanded he slide over. He stressed that he couldn’t. “Then he just elbowed me as hard as he could,” Branum recalled.

Branum also shared a clip of the man grinning like he’d won the lottery — right after allegedly assaulting the video creator.

“When Delta solves a problem they send a red coat lady,” Branum said. The attendant discreetly pulled the man aside and made it clear Branum wouldn’t be kicked off. 

She then asked another passenger across the aisle to swap seats — she agreed, and Delta even offered her some miles. Branum requested some too, and she said, “sure.”

The attendant also asked Branum to delete the video he had recorded, but he refused, and fellow passengers chimed in about the rude man’s “difficult” behavior. 

Branum added, “Fat people shouldn’t be waiting for some future moment when we’ll be worthy of traveling and living our lives.”

As previously reported by The Post, starting Jan. 27, 2026, plus-size Southwest Airlines passengers who spill into the next seat will have to buy an extra one upfront, as per CBS News.

To be clear, I am on his side. He didn't do anything wrong other than get stuck in a middle seat. Delta gave the other person miles too so it's a win-win. Anyway, I just wanted to call out the hypocrisy of the situation and and shout out Guy Branum for the way he handled it. If I was a man of size I would not have been that patient. Have a great weekend!