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Old July 2nd, 2008, 12:37 AM posted to rec.travel.air
Shawn Hirn
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Default Paying Extra For Being Fat

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Ablang wrote:


Paying Extra For Being Fat
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 and raises the issue
of whether anti-discrimination laws should be applied to obese people.

Isn't the problem the width, not weight?



Wider people weigh more.


So do tall people.


Not necessarily, but wider people can take up more than one seat due to
their expanded girth.