Clearing Jumbos for Takeoff
Here’s something I expect to see end up in court.
‘Passengers of Size’ Pay Double on Southwest
Jon HerskovitzDALLAS (Reuters) - Passengers who are too large to squeeze between the arm rests of Southwest Airlines Co. seats will be charged double for flying the low-cost carrier, the company said on Wednesday.
The Dallas-based airline, which does not have first or business class sections with larger seats, said the policy has been in effect for some time but will be more strictly enforced beginning next week.
Starting next Wednesday, its “people of size” policy will require passengers who need seat-belt extensions or cannot lower the arm rests on their seats to purchase two seats if they are flying on a plane near or at capacity.
Not sure how I feel about this. I read somewhere once that for conservatives, the dominant taboos are all about sex whereas for liberals they are about food and body size. Expect it to be challenged, of course, but my guess is the airline is perfectly within its rights to do this; if you require more than one seat, you should pay for more than one seat, seats being the units by which passage on airlines is priced.
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Posted to Oh, the Humanity • 2002.06.20 (Thu) • 09:29
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