> 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
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. As far as their "dignity" goes: I have been overweight at times in my life, but when I got to the point where my pants stopped fitting, I realized it was time to hit the gym, back off the snacks, and lose a few pounds. Lardasses who aren't embarrassed enough to do something about their weight even when they can't fit in an airline seat have NO grounds to blame Southwest (or any other carrier) when they stopped caring about their own dignity a long time ago... :O|
> of whether anti-discrimination laws should be applied to obese people. > For Southwest, a plane ticket is like real estate: You get only the > space you pay for. (Passengers must buy an extra ticket if their girth > prevents them from lowering the armrest that divides the seats. If the > flight is not full, they qualify for a refund.) Southwest > representative Ashley Rogers says the airline instituted the policy > because of complaints from adjoining passengers. “We want to give > everybody the room they need,” she says. “People should be able to > breathe a little without their neighbor encroaching.” But in Canada, a > new government policy prevents airlines from charging extra for > passengers who are considered disabled by their obesity. The policy > will cost Air Canada $7.3 million a year. As our nation’s collective > girth increases, the debate about the rights of overweight people is > also playing out in the courts. A Michigan law protects overweight > people from job discrimination; Massachusetts is considering similar > legislation. And overweight people claim that a federal law preventing > airlines from discriminating against people with disabilities should > apply to them, too. So far, their lawsuits have been unsuccessful. > —Lori Andrews
On Jul 5, 2:01 pm, Stan de SD <StanD...@gmail.com> 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.
> On Jul 5, 2:01 pm, Stan de SD <StanD...@gmail.com> 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.
What's the big deal all of a sudden? Southwest has had this policy for years. It's nothing new.
> Not to mention that they usually smell like they haven't bathed in > quite a while.
They're not the only ones. I've had quite a few skinny rails near me that smelled awful.
> I don't doubt the airlines would boot a passenger of any > size off a plane if the passenger stank. Airlines already have booted > passengers for wearing clothing with offensive text on them, and the > text wasn't even what might have been deemed obscene. Foul odor > shouldn't be a problem at all for them to exclude.
Were that the case, Rube, then neither your foul dwarfin self nor the stale lardy oaf known as Stain de STD should expect to be flying anywhere, anytime soon.
On Jul 6, 10:39 am, hc23hc <hc23...@mac.com> wrote:
> Rube Canoza <unstable dwarf> exuded foul odor :
> > I don't doubt the airlines would boot a passenger of any > > size off a plane if the passenger stank. Airlines already have booted > > passengers for wearing clothing with offensive text on them, and the > > text wasn't even what might have been deemed obscene. Foul odor > > shouldn't be a problem at all for them to exclude.
> Were that the case, Rube, then neither your foul dwarfin self nor the > stale lardy oaf known as Stain de STD should expect to be flying > anywhere, anytime soon.
> Except maybe into jail.
Somehow I figured that you would show up here with your usual injection of bile, Slurry Mouth...
