Are seatbelt sizes the same in J as in Y

[Harthagan]

Flew SYD to OOL in J and the seatbelt only had about an inch to spare! Just wondering if the belts are the same length in J as in rows 3 to 5. I know I've put on some pounds over covid but now I'm worried I wont fit into the normal seat belts in Y

 

[BNEFlyer]

The J belts are longer than the Y belts. At a guess I'd say by around 15-20cm.

 

[Harthagan]

Ok good to know. On my flight back tonight the seatbelt had a few extra notches to spare, which leads me to believe that perhaps the seatbelt lengths aren't uniform across every aircraft? I know I certainly haven't lost any weight in the last few days haha

 

[Denali]

My theory is if a belt is frayed but but damaged, sometimes they hot knife instead of replacing, thus shortening the belt. I've been outbound and no problems and inbound a day later and it's a short belt

 

[BNEFlyer]

My theory is if a belt is frayed but but damaged, sometimes they hot knife instead of replacing, thus shortening the belt. I've been outbound and no problems and inbound a day later and it's a short belt

If a belt is frayed it's removed and replaced. There are some J belts that are shorter than others and those would be the factory ones that came with the seat rather than one that VA has replaced or installed themselves.

 

[toowongman]

I found they vary wildly as well. Just ask for the extension when you board, worked for me.