Man suing airline for sitting him next to overweight passenger

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  2. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    I fly with my family, so don't have to worry about that problem.
    If you fly alone, take a large, thin book, such as a children's picture book and wedge it in the seat between you and the passenger beside you. This way their fat can't ooze over into your space.
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  3. skellr

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    Lol, they should have booked a train ride instead. They would over book and they wouldn't even have a seat to complain about.
     
  4. Jazz1

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    They should have a size restriction on passengers like they do on carry on baggage. No fit, buy two seats!
     
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  5. buddyd157

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    some airlines DO charge fat people for 2 seats.
     
  6. Pedigreed Bulldog

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    Then the fat person sues for discrimination.

    All things being equal, with weight being a factor in flight, air-fares ought to be weight based. You step on a scale with your carry-on and all checked baggage, and you pay $X/pound. No limits on checked baggage or arbitrary fees. You pay for every pound you add to the flight. Rather than a price for the flight you pay when you book the flight, you're quoted a price/pound that will be honored at check-in. Bring as much or as little as you wish, but that's the rate/pound you'll pay for anything that you've got with you. Show up, scale in, and your card is billed accordingly. Check your bags and board the plane. Because you're weighed WITH your baggage, it shouldn't even be a problem with women...because they can always blame their baggage for any "extra" weight they don't want to claim for themselves.
     
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  7. bryan21384

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    They should make bigger seats and truck stops should make wider spots
     
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  8. buddyd157

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    i dunno about suing for discrimination if it is a policy..

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  9. buddyd157

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    and drivers will still not back into a space properly and be with in the lines.....

    they must have went "out of the lines" as kids using thier coloring books.....
     
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  10. MartinFromBC

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    It should be if you weigh over 250 lbs you buy 2 seats, over 400 you buy 3 seats. The plane has to lift your enormous butt you should pay for it. To eat that much with the price of food being as high as it is, they are obviously wealthy so can afford it.
     
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