Fat pride influencer who says other passengers should fund free seats for plus-size flyers travels without oxygen tank for first time in four years...and proudly flaunts her seatbelt extender

•  Influencer Jaelynn Chaney has flown without oxygen tank for 1st time in 4 years
•  Chaney demanded that the FAA provide plus-size flyers with up to 3 free seats 
•  The plus-size influencer also posts TikToks detailing her polyamorous lifestyle 

A fat pride influencer who’s called for regular travelers to subsidize free extra seats for plus-size fliers has flown without her oxygen tank for the first time in four years.

Jaelynn Chaney, known as Jae Bae, uploaded a video to her TikTok channel showing her proudly sitting on a flight without her breathing aide.

She explained to her followers that she’d previously required supplemental air to ensure she could breathe comfortably in the pressurized plane cabin.

At one point in the video, Chaney holds up her seatbelt and smiles as she demonstrates how much it is extended.

Chaney, whose TikTok account has more than 135,000 followers, narrates her concerns as a plus-sized flyer in the background of the video.

Dramatic music plays and Chaney ponders: ‘What if I have a medical emergency on the plane?’

Jaelynn Chaney, known as Jae Bae, uploaded a video to her TikTok channel in which the plus-sized influencer proudly flies without her portable oxygen tank for the first time in four years

Then she asks: ‘What if I cause an emergency landing?’

But she stops herself and announces: ‘No, forget that. No matter what they say, and no matter what it looks like, travel is for everybody.’

The video then shows Chaney being wheeled down an airport gate and onto the plane.

Then Chaney is shown in her seat, where she exhibits just how much her seatbelt has been slackened.

The TikTok ends with a close-up of the plus-sized influencer’s grinning face.

In her caption, Chaney explains the context of her flight, recounting how for the past four years she has relied on ‘supplemental oxygen’ when flying.

‘It all started back in 2019 after a hospital stay where they suspected I had a stroke,’ Chaney wrote.

‘Turns out, it was pulmonary hypertension, and I needed oxygen therapy ever since. Traveling just wasn’t the same anymore.’

Chaney explained in the video’ caption that she had been travelling with an oxygen apparatus ever since the doctors at a hospital suspected that she had had a stroke

The plus-sized influencer, who has over 135,000 TikTok followers, has previously called on the FAA to provide overweight individuals with up to three free seats when flying

She said that she went ‘from chasing waterfalls in Hawaii’ to ‘everything being so different.’

After conducting intensive research, the influencer struck on portable oxygen concentrators.

‘I shared my discoveries online, thinking this was going to be my new normal.’

But Chaney found portable oxygen concentrators to be ‘no walk in the park.’

She said that using the apparatus was ‘expensive, stressful, and downright scary.’

Her recent flight marked the first time in four years that she had flown sans oxygen concentrator, an experience which made her ‘anxious and afraid.’

‘But guess what? I did it, and it went better than I could’ve imagined,’ she triumphantly wrote.

Commenters on the TikTok lavished praise on the plus-sized influencer.

One wrote: ‘What a brave hero.’

And another enthused: ‘Travel is for everyone!! Love this!!’

One user offered an insightful tip: ‘I lost 80 pounds and that helped me breathe a lot easier!’

The scope of Chaney’s TikTok is not confined to plus-sized matters. She also uploads content that concerns her polyamorous lifestyle.

In a TikTok entitled ‘Plus size, polyamorous, and queer,’ the influencer uploaded a clip of her and her partner kissing in a hot tub.

Text appears on the screen which says: ‘When you have a ride or die but are polyamorous and want a BF too.’

Chaney, who has collaborated with companies ranging from Google to McDonalds, has also used her TikTok to champion a petition she’s launched that demands the FAA to provide plus-sized flyers with free additional seats.

‘Join my petition calling on the FAA to require all airlines to have a written official customer-of-size policy for plus-size travelers.’

The petition states that plus-size passengers should be provided with up to three free additional seats because of their size.

Chaney’s TikTok also explores her polyamorous lifestyle. The influencer has collaborated with companies ranging from Google to McDonalds

‘Under this policy, employees must be trained to handle sensitive situations and provide appropriate customer service.’

The petition currently has about 39,000 signatures.

Speaking about the petition, Chaney said:

‘We are not asking for special treatment or luxury accommodations. We simply want enough space to travel comfortably and safely without fear of being discriminated against because of our size.’

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