Curve model Remi Bader has called out Delta Air Lines for having inadequate seatbelts in a viral TikTok.
Bader is known on TikTok for posting “realistic” clothing hauls and has more than 2 million followers on the platform. Curve models, according to Vox, typically include people who are in between “straight” and “plus” clothing sizes. Bader previously told Vogue that she typically wears a size 14 or 16, while Vox reports the average American woman wears between a size 16 and 18.
On her recent flight with Delta Air Lines, Bader wasn’t able to buckle herself into her seat because the straps weren’t long enough. She shared footage of the straps not meeting across her waist in a TikTok. She called on Delta to “figure it out,” referring to the belts.
@remibader And no I shouldn’t need to ask for an extender. It should just be easy! @delta ♬ Spaz – Mr. 2-17 & DRIPPY PRODUCTIONS
“And no I shouldn’t need to ask for an extender. It should just be easy!” Bader wrote in the TikTok’s caption. As of Tuesday, the video received more than 911,000 views on the app. Viewers jumped in the comments in support of Bader, saying no passenger should have to ask for a seatbelt extender.
One user wrote, “They just need to put one in the pocket of every seat. It’s not that hard!”
“How about they find a way to eliminate the need for a person to ask for one if they need it! We can put an airplane in the sky but not do this?” another viewer commented.
Many said that airlines should extend all of their seatbelts to accommodate a wider range of passengers.
“YES WHY IS ASKING FOR AN EXTENDER EVEN A THING JUST MAKE THE BELTS MORE ACCOMMODATING,” creator Chris Klemens wrote under the video, to which Bader responded “Yeeeep.”
Other viewers shared their own experiences with small seatbelts on airplanes.
“I was asked to move from the exit row once because I needed an extender. Apparently an…
