A Ryanair passenger has hit out at "fatphobic" trolls after they targeted her on TikTok and told her to purchase two seats on a plane. Lindsay McGlone, 26, from Barnsley, Yorkshire, received backlash from social media users after she shared a video of what it is like to be a plus-sized traveller. Lindsay, who is a size 24 and 5ft3in, filmed her experience as she boarded the flight to Bulgaria.
Her video aimed to reassure larger people that "they deserve to travel ", as she felt that they can be "demonised" for their weight. Lindsay, who was with her partner Tommy, 28, asked flight staff for a seat extender in the video. She also showed that she can pull the table down.
The video amassed more than 907,000 views and gained 10,000 likes. However, she didn't expect it to "blow up." Speaking to Luxury Travel Daily , she said, “I want to show people that they can travel and advocate for people who have different body types while being considerate of the people around them.
" She continued: "I have a larger body and I’m aware that some people don’t agree with my body type. You’re going to get derogatory and fatphobic comments. I didn’t expect the video to blow up as it has.
“I’ve had messages from people that the video has helped. One person messaged me saying that they were getting on a flight , they’re bigger and they were so relieved that they found the video. People said I should eat a salad.
It’s so petty. “I haven’t needed two seats before. I recognise I w.
