Puester wrote:
> ChattyCathy wrote:
> >http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> > Vote now (or not)
>
> If an overweight person is large enough to occupy 1 1/2 seats, leaving
> me with the "leftover" half, I would be most irate. �This has never
> happened to me but my husband, who flies often, has often had to "share"
> his seat with a biggie, sometimes one on either side.
>
> Flight attendants are usually sympathetic and will reseat him if (and
> that's an iffy "IF") there are any spare seats.
>
> I'd like to see all the large people seated together, forced to get
> three huge people into a normal sized row. �After a few flights like
> that they might be more inclined to buy two seats or fly first class....

But then they'd need to be careful to balance the load port/starboard
lest the plane list... personally I think those large economy sized
passengers, those who require a seat belt extention, should pay double
and get two seats, or have the option to fly first class (if they
fit), or get on a scale to calculate cost and travel in baggage. And
why not, if someone takes up more than one seat then they need to pay
for the second seat... either that or the airlines fly special planes
with all oversized seats and charge fares accordingly. When I go to
the post office and they don't weigh my package then the obese can fly
for the same 41cent stamp as regular mail.