United Airlines to charge obese people double

[Shibby]

United Airlines to charge obese for 2 seats on full flights - Apr. 15, 2009

United Airlines to charge obese people double
Those passengers bumped from flights will have to purchase two seats on the next plane.
April 15, 2009: 7:00 PM ET

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -- United Airlines, a unit of UAL Corp, will require obese passengers bumped from full flights to purchase two seats on a subsequent flight, matching the policy of some other carriers.

The change brings the Chicago-based in line with eight other airlines including Continental (CAL, Fortune 500), Delta (DAL, Fortune 500), JetBlue (JBLU) and Southwest, United (UAUA, Fortune 500) spokeswoman Robin Urbanski said Wednesday.

"Last year we had 700 complaints from passengers who had to share their seats," she said.

Under the new policy, obese passengers - defined as unable to lower the arm rest and buckle a seat belt with one extension belt - will still be reaccommodated, at no extra charge, to two empty seats if there is space available.

If, however, the airplane is full, they will be bumped from the flight and may have to purchase a second ticket, at the same price as the original fare, Urbanski said.

If the bumped passenger chooses to cancel the trip, the ticket will be refunded with no additional charge.

The policy is effective immediately. To top of page

[Shibby]

I know this is about a month old, but the radio here still makes mention of it every now and then; and the half ton teen thread reminded me of it. I personally think it's great and about time.

[curtus e flush]

I wonder if he got charged

[liftsiron]

Extremely fat people stink, the stench is worse in a closed air environment. They should be shipped in a U-Haul to wherever the fuck they want to go.

[hitmansb]

It's only fair...other passengers shouldn't have the ball of lard fat people have where a tricep should be wedged against them, or a gelatinous thigh spilling over into their legspace to crowd them.

I dealt with this once when I went to see Phantom of the Opera. This disgusting fat pig sat down beside me, and the beachball-sized gob of fat on the back of her arm smucked right up against me, and her fat ass oozed over the edge of her seat and was pressing against me. And she was ignorant about it too, threw her arm over forecfully and 'claimed' a chunk of space for it. Well, after her re-adjusting a few times to try to claim even more space, I snapped....I drew back and slammed her arm over with a short and well-placed elbow to the tri-fat. She came right back at me...miss piggy flopped her arm right up against me again...so back and forth we went until I basically used my whole body and checked her with my shoulder like it was game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals. (this didn't move her nearly as much as you might think...she was HUGE). Finally, she gets up in a huff and goes and complains to an usher. He scans this tub of goo, looks at me...and instantly knows what the right thing to do is: he escorts her and her nearly as fat female companion to other seats further back.

This airline policy should be adopted by sporting venues, theatres, ect...anywhere that people are paying good money for a 'space'...once you pay, you should have a right to every damn bit of that space. Someone who needs two spaces should pay for two spaces.

[decadecadeca]

Airline seats fucking suck and are cramped as hell for normal people as it is.

But if you're this fat....

"obese passengers - defined as unable to lower the arm rest and buckle a seat belt with one extension belt"

You need to be paying double.

[Bouncer]

i fly private :retard:

[Mr I]

I wonder if he got charged

looks like he just ran outa slin

[Mr I]

I think things can go too far, they could just put a lil more effort in and put a smal person next to a fatty to even things out.

Always anoys me when fatties whine if they're told they're not allowed to sit next to the escape for fear that if they go unconcious they'd be difficult to move and block the exit, I mean why should everyone die just because some lard ass is in the way, also if I get too hefty my mates tell me, 'shape up you fat fuck' and I things thats a good thing, being obesely fat is no good for anyone.

[Mr I]

Fat bitches rule:D lol....I love those stinky fat pussies:P bwawawawawa:rofl:

disco fanny:retard: