Woman sues Southwest over large passengers policy

[Saluki Dawg]

If you'd like to see and hear more irrate Customer of Size (COS) stories, be sure to tune into our new reality series "On The Fly" Premiering Thursday May 24th 9/8 Central on TLC.

 

[Traderd]

this fat ass should thank her lucky stars some kind SWA agent gives her a pass once in a while and doesnt charge her an extra seat. THe norm should be that she always pays for two seats and if its overlooked be happy lady.

Shes built like a refrigerator, actually like a ********************ing freezer. something that could store an elephant in.

Jim Croce saw here once while watching TV in a bar

She is a five foot six and two fifteen
A bleached-blonde mama with a streak of mean
She knew how to knuckle
And she knew how to scuffle and fight
And the roller derby program said
That she were built like a 'fridgerator with a head
The fans called her "Tuffy"
But all her buddies called her "Spike"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw9IaCidqWQ

 

[TheDogsBollocks]

Hey honey, if you can't fit in the seat, we have plenty of room in the cargo hold for your fat ass!

 

[waveflyer]

Hey honey, if you can't fit in the seat, we have plenty of room in the cargo hold for your fat ass!

Wow, did you come up with that all by yourself?

 

[tankerhead]

Mumble: [to the leopard seal] See you fatty!
[the Amigos suddenly stop walking and slowly turn towards Mumble]
Ramón: That's cool! "See you fatty!"
[Amigos laugh]
Ramón: Did it take you a while to come up with that one? Alright, way to go tall guy.
Rinaldo: [reaching up to high-five Mumble] Gimme fin! Gimme fin!

 

[J.Otto]

...............

 

[CaptJax]

Airbus Pitches Wide Seats As PAXS Get Bigger

This may be a partial solution for our oversized paxs:/B]


Airbus pitches wide seats as U.S. fliers get bigger
By Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY

U.S. airlines seem to be on the a constant lookout for new add-on fees. Carry-on bags, reserved seats, help from an agent by phone – those are just some of the things that come with a charge at many U.S. carriers these days.

And, now, it appears that one of the world's biggest jetmakers is trying to aid airlines in their quest for new options for add-on fees.

Airbus is pitching several U.S. airlines on the idea of an A320 jet with aisle seats that are three inches wider than the plane's other seats.

That, Airbus says, would let carriers charge customers a premium for those wider seats.

"Airlines are improving their margins by charging for bags, window seats and food," Airbus COO John Leahy says in an interview with Bloomberg News. "But what most people really want is space, and that's what we can offer. Every economy-class aisle seat would be almost as wide as a first-class seat on competing aircraft."

By appealing to U.S. airlines that are continuously seeking new ways to boost revenue, Airbus also hopes the move could better position its A320 jets against Boeing's best-selling 737, which competes head-to-head with the A320.

Bloomberg News explains:

Adding two inches to one-third of the seats in an A320 would hand U.S. airlines a marketing tool that they could target at the obese population, which has swelled to more than one- third of U.S. adults, according to Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination survey. Airbus has sought to win more business with U.S. airlines and ween them off the 737, which remains the world's most widely flown commercial aircraft.

Airbus is able to consider such a ploy for its A320s because its cabins are slightly wider than those on the 737. Currently, a typical 3-by-3 seating configuration on an Airbus A320 allows for three 18-inch coach seats on either side of the aisle. Boeing's comparable 3-by-3 seating arrangement on its 737s comes with 17-inch seats in coach, according to Bloomberg.

As part of the proposal Airbus is floating to the U.S. airlines, it has designed an A320 prototype that would come with 20-inch aisle seats and 17-inch seats elsewhere in the cabin.

Leahy says the roomier seats could appeal – and possibly be sold – to a wide range of fliers, such a large passenger or a parent traveling with a child.

"This will become very popular soon in a very short time," he predicts to Bloomberg.

Stay tuned…

 

[Maria]

Then you'll be reading about lawsuits for airlines charging for the wide seats to people that have disabilities that make them extra-wide. Those diseases include mymouthisopenus, couchpotatoitis, lazyasses, the hereditary cantbeproperparentandsaynototvandmcdsliosis.

 

[ultrarunner]

This is pretty friggin self-explanatory if you know how to friggin READ! Geez!

http://www.southwest.com/html/generated/help/faqs/extra_seat_policy_faq.html

 

[Captain X]

I'd feel bad if she were a midget or something beyond her control to ever fix.

She's fat. If life is that awful to you there is something you can do about it.

"But I have a glaaaaaaandular condition!"

Right. And if you quit shoveling mass quantities of crap in your mouth and got off your lazy ass, your metabolic system has a funny way of self-regulating.

Obesity is sad but society's handling obese people with kid gloves just pisses me off entirely.

But at least I know there is a certain (majority) percentage of the population I can outrun when the Zombie Apocalypse hits.

 

[redflyer65]

Speaking of the Ass sizer...


I've seen them bring the passenger down to the actual plane before boarding begins to 'size' them. One employee on each side to see if they fit. It's crazy, but it's the reality of the ass sizing.

 

[Downwind]

Start selling tickets by the pound. I'd bet you'd see a dramatic reduction in the number of lardos tromping through the terminal.

 

[waveflyer]

Start selling tickets by the pound. I'd bet you'd see a dramatic reduction in the number of lardos tromping through the terminal.

Not all pounds are equal

 

[COOPERVANE]

I wish this country had a policy of charging the litigant who sues, ALL of the court costs and costs of attorney for the defendant, after this gets tossed out of course.

 

[onewithwings]

This is America. Everyone here has a right to sit and eat themselves into the 300+ club if they wish.

Do they have the "right" to impose their size on others?

I applaud SWA for having the "cajones" to enforce this policy.

I see the ACLU getting a hold of this one....could get uglier.