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Paige Freshwater

Dad blasted for 'fat shaming' passenger who couldn't fit into his seat on plane

A dad-of-three has been slammed for "body shaming" a stranger who allegedly sat in his plane seat because he couldn't fit in any other. John James was returning home from the Bahamas with his wife and children, expecting it to be a relaxing flight with ample space.

He explained how he'd booked the "entire second row in first class" - but was split up from his loved ones to accommodate for a 500lbs (35 stone) man. In a furious rant on Instagram, he said: "[We had] four seats total, two lap children. We get the second row so that the kids can have their bags under the seats so we can quickly access necessities.

"We grab our tickets and walk on the plane and guess what? We are completely split up between rows one and three. I sit down in the first row next to a gentleman who is anxiously peeling back a wrapper of his double XL king-size chocolate bar.

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