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YouTuber Roasted For Claiming He is ‘Stranded’ Due to Iran War Only to Then Reveal There Are Seats Available in Economy
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this post was submitted on 06 Mar 2026
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How tall is he? Because if he's 7+ feet tall, I could understand avoiding economy
187 cm / 6 ft 1.6 in
6"1' could be uncomfortable for a long flight. I've heard of businesses approving business class travel for tall people (with a medical waiver) but the YouTuber does sound clickbaity.
I'm 194cm and am fine on long flights in economy.
I mean are you though? I'm 188cm and am definitely not happy in a long economy flight, not that there's much of a choice for me financially. But, I also have wide shoulders and that's honestly probably more aggravating than my knees brushing the seat in front of me if I think about it.
I'm 6' and fly quite often in regular flights, probably a dozen or so times a year. Never have I thought "man I'm too tall for this, I don't want to fly"
I'm 6'4" and have always flown economy. Some carriers are better than others, and seats with extra leg room are obviously a thing. It is by no means impossible to fly economy at 6'1".
This is 100% out of touch. I say that as someone that has watched this Youtuber's videos in the past. The fact he not only recorded it, but then edited the footage, and released it without considering that is fucking ridiculous.
Much rather catch a bomb with your face than fly economy.
Apparently he is in Singapore trying to get to Sweden. But with Russian and now Middle Eastern airspace off limits to air traffic, Europe to Asia routes are about to get incredibly difficult and expensive.