For many people, air travel often involves a seat belt that doesn’t fit. Some travelers find they need to get a seat belt extender: a piece that goes between the belt and the buckle to help the two ...

Although key details are in dispute in Beth Woodruff's lawsuit against Ford Motor Company, both sides agree on one key point: Seat belt extenders are not safe to use with child car seats. Woodruff's ...

Kate Woodruff walked away from the car crash essentially unhurt. But her 6-year-old brother Ethan was thrown from his booster seat, his mother alleges in a lawsuit, suffering a brain injury that has ...

— -- If you're a large passenger and you've been bringing your own seat belt extender to buckle yourself in on flights, the government has an order for you: Stop it. The Federal Aviation ...

Passenger advocacy groups and belt manufacturers argue that the FAA's rule only further embarrasses the larger flyers who would prefer to quietly buckle themselves in than ask and hope for an ...

Beth Woodruff grew more worried with each passing minute. Her husband should have arrived home by now with their two young children. He should have answered his phone. So when a neighbor told her ...

People body-shamed a popular TikToker and called her rude after she asked for a seat belt extender on her Delta flight. She said while commenters are fake-concerned about her health, they tend to be ...

While some flyers have had good experiences and know there’s nothing wrong with needing an extender, others have understandably felt angry at how ridiculously size-exclusive the standard seat belt ...