Kenlie is the fat one.
Posted on 05/12/2011 2:13:20 PM PDT by Baladas
Southwest Airlines is landing in hot water after they told a passenger that she was "too fat to fly."
During a layover in Dallas on Easter Sunday, Kenlie Tiggeman was told by a Southwest employee that she and her mother were "too fat to fly" when they asked what the weight restrictions were on the flight, according to MSNBC.
Tiggeman, who has lost 120 pounds in the last two years, told the news organization: "It doesn't matter how far I have come. I have a long way to go, but no one sees that. All they see is my exterior - someone who is fat."
'Customers of Size' in the Skies
Southwest's "Customers of Size" policy clearly states passengers who cannot fit between the 17-inch armrests must purchase a second seat.
According to Southwest they are usually discreet with their concerns and take customers into a private area to test out the seating before boarding. But Tiggeman and her mother, Joan Charpentier, said they had the 45-minute confrontation with a Southwest employee in front of roughly 100 people.
Tiggeman added: "I know that I have a lot of weight to lose but I am definitely not too fat to fly. I do it all the time, domestically and internationally, and I have never had anyone approach me and particularly in the way that they did. I was embarrassed, humiliated." Tiggeman wrote on her blog that she usually likes to fly JetBlue because "the jets feel more spacious and the customer service is consistently extraordinary."
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If you can’t fit in a single seat, you are too fat. However, I would allow her to fly for standard fare if the flight was not filled to capacity.
If you fit in the seat you fly, if you don’t fit in the seat why should someone forced to sit next to you share their seat with you? Southwest might have upset these two, but what about the people that would have sat next to them?
Propose two lines. One goes to the commercial aircraft, the other to a C17 pallet...
Now, that was funny.
:)
Kenlie is the fat one.
Nowhere in the article does it say how much these women weigh. Weight is also tricky. A 6’3, 350 lb man would probably not be as wide as a 350 lb. 5’2” woman.
/obscure 80s reference.
So Laz, what say you?
They need a standard, whatever they decide it is, and then they need to stick to it and apply it to everyone.
“Morris Day says to do The Bird”
So do the Trashmen!
/obscure 60s reference
Well, everybody knows that bird is the word.
With or without flour?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHyadlNZnDY
It rubs the lotion on then it squeezes in the seat.
(barf) wonder what her mother looks like? I’ve found she’s a poltical operative working in NYC and she goes on PMSNBC to whine? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Otis Day says throw your hands up and shout.
/Animal House reference
Home Depot sells ax handles. That would be a good start...
lol...u bad
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