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I am just glad that Southwest has finally started enforcing the rule, finally. If the plane is not full and they give him the price of the 2nd ticket back that’s good. But he and other double sized people should go on a list and when ever they make a reservation or buy a ticket on line they should be asked if they have lost any weight. Sorry if that hurts their tender feelings because anyone who has been forced to share their seat with one of these whales is due some of their ticket money back from said whale.

I agree with you on that. My personal way of handling it would have been to have the policy on the front page of any website, forms or whatever, when purchasing tickets. No way anyone can say they do not know the policy.

If somehow, someway, they get past it (i.e. travel agent or someone else buys the ticket, at check in, the policy would again be in force and the passenger informed.

I don't support a database for passengers, simply because I could see the airline (who have been debating the idea for years) using selective pricing (unrelated to weight, seperate issue) or discriminatory pricing.

The only reason I even have opinions about this, has to do with a recent flying experience, I had a seat, and the row I was in was vacant. In essence I had 3 seats (and was quite happy, got to stretch out, etc). The stewardess was joking that I was getting 3 seats for the price of one, and that one day the airline would figure out a way to recoup that money, because the airline always win.

I was laughing, but it did get me thinking, could the airline make me change seats because I'm getting more then I paid for, or could they try and charge me more, because I am getting 3 seats, for the price of one? And would anyone doubt that this idea hasn't gone through some airlines executives head?

Airlines have charged different prices for the same seats for quite a while. Buy it early its cheap, buy it late and pay through the nose. that is discriminatory against people who have deaths in the family or sudden emergencies back home. They know business will pay more for sudden business trips and people who schedule that once a year vacation won’t.

Back to the fatties (and you know who you are). Buy 2 seats or take your own car.

You made me think of something, I came back from Europe with e-coli and I had a whole row on one of those big planes to myself. I slept laying down most of the time except when I had to get up and run to the toilet. Also there was never a line at the toilet when I needed it. The plane was less than 1/3 full. My worst nightmare turned out OK. LOL!