Man who stands 7 feet tall gets bumped to first class for being too tall for coach
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Beau Brown had to switch planes and be upgraded to first-class when he discovered he was too big to fit in the exit row seat he booked on a flight from North Carolina to Georgia.
Beau Brown, who stands at 7-feet, 1-inch tall, had to switch flights to a different plane, Southwest News Service (SWNS) reports. On the flight, the airline bumped him up to first class to apologize for the previous plane being too small.
"Traveling is always a huge struggle for me and flying can be seriously uncomfortable," Brown told SWNS. "When I boarded the plane I'd booked an exit row seat which is usually enough space for me, but on this occasion, I was still too tall to fit. My knees touched the seats in front of me, and I was pinned in, unable to sit down or get up."
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