Traveling to Melbourne
Several years ago, I read an article on the internet about one of the US airlines implementing a policy to charge people who couldn’t fit into one seat for two. I thought it was a good idea at the time, but on my recent trip to Melbourne, I wished that Virgin Blue had the same policy. Like everyone else, I am never thrilled about sitting in the middle, but I was even less so when I discovered that the woman to my right was not only occupying her seat but a third of mine as well while three of her friends sat on the other side of the aisle. The hour and a half on the plane was quite long enough. I hope to never sit that close to a total stranger again.