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Old July 5th, 2008, 10:51 PM posted to rec.travel.air,alt.california,alt.politics.economics,alt.activism
cmdr buzz corey
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Default Paying Extra For Being Fat

On Jul 5, 2:01 pm, Stan de SD wrote:
As summer vacations begin, some passengers on Southwest Airlines will
be pulled aside and, because of their weight, asked to buy a second
ticket. This controversial policy pits the commercial interests of the
airline against the dignity of overweight fliers


Good for Southwest Airlines, now the other Airlines should do the
same.

Let's make this clear - they aren't singling people out just because
they have a beer belly or a few love handles. They are referring to
the type of people who are GROSSLY OBESE and have their flab and fat
singificantly intruding into the adjacent seat, inhibiting the
airline's ability to sell the seat and generate revenue. I can assure
you that you have not been in airline hell until you have been wedged
in a middle seat next to two sweating, overweight porkers on an
international flight.


Not to mention that they usually smell like they haven't bathed in
quite a while.