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Southwest Airlines Will Charge Large Fliers Extra Fare (Double Fare for Obese Starting June 26)
The Washington Times ^ | June 19, 2002 | Marie Baudette

Posted on 06/19/2002 7:27:10 AM PDT by codebreaker

Edited on 07/12/2004 3:54:49 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Southwest Airlines will start charging larger passengers for two seats on its 2,800 daily flights starting June 26.

The airline which operates out of 58 U.S. cities and is the largest carrier at Baltimore-Washington International Airport, will begin charging 'persons of size' for two seats if they think they may not fit comfortably into one.


(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: extramoolah; fatties; obesity; pcpolicecoming; peopleofsize; southwestairlines
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Here come the PC police now!!
1 posted on 06/19/2002 7:27:10 AM PDT by codebreaker
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To: codebreaker
Southwest ? Aren't they the Stand In Line Airline ?
2 posted on 06/19/2002 7:28:53 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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Already posted: Southwest will charge large fliers extra fare
3 posted on 06/19/2002 7:29:31 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
Actually, I refer to Southwest as the 'bus station of the Sky' (no assigned seating, first come first serve)

Actually they run a tight ship, but it is a zoo most of the time flying with kids etc.

4 posted on 06/19/2002 7:31:01 AM PDT by codebreaker
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To: codebreaker
SW Airlines introduces

Fatty Fares!

("Fatty Fares" - you heard the term used first, here on FR)

5 posted on 06/19/2002 7:31:34 AM PDT by ppaul
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To: 1Old Pro
Dang, what is wrong with the search engine!

Southwest didnt even come up..

6 posted on 06/19/2002 7:31:47 AM PDT by codebreaker
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To: codebreaker
Bravo for Southwest!!!

If you have ever had the experience of sitting next to a fat pig and being involuntarily forced to give up the space you paid for in exchange for the privledge of being sweated on by a perfect stranger then you would really appreciate this move by Southwest.

The other airlines will fall in line and begin charging within thirty days.

The FAA defines a standard passenger as 170 pounds.

This is long overdue.
7 posted on 06/19/2002 7:33:26 AM PDT by Pylot
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To: Pylot
I see lawsuits all over the place with this one..
8 posted on 06/19/2002 7:34:24 AM PDT by codebreaker
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To: codebreaker; MeeknMing; dubyaismypresident; Constitution Day
persons of size

ROTFLMFAO!!!!!

[wiping tears] Bwahahahaha... This is the funniest thing I've read all day...

What I meant to say was, I am deeply saddened! This is an outrage, no, a DAMNED outrage!

BWAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA...

9 posted on 06/19/2002 7:34:29 AM PDT by maxwell
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To: Pylot
170? Are you sure? That seems a little low to me!
10 posted on 06/19/2002 7:36:43 AM PDT by Truth'sBabyGirl
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To: maxwell
persons of size

They have a PC term for everything these days.

11 posted on 06/19/2002 7:36:46 AM PDT by NeoCaveman
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To: codebreaker
Yep, activist (victimist) groups will be outraged.

Actually, this is a boon for the people of near standard size who pay for a seat only to have some of it taken up by the portly/large person sitting next to them.

12 posted on 06/19/2002 7:39:12 AM PDT by MrB
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To: Truth'sBabyGirl
I better lose about 20 pounds if I want to fly Southwest!
13 posted on 06/19/2002 7:40:28 AM PDT by codebreaker
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To: codebreaker
What do you want to bet that the Jazzercize Jumbo from CA will make Southwest her next target?
14 posted on 06/19/2002 7:41:10 AM PDT by mombonn
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To: MrB
Now I wish we could get to work about having a 'crying babes/children section' at the back of the plane with a soundproof curtain!
15 posted on 06/19/2002 7:41:44 AM PDT by codebreaker
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To: MrB
AS it happens the last time I flew SW Airlines, the flight was 99.9% full. I sat at the very back of the cabin, just in front of the head by the window. The fellow who sat in the aisle seat on the same row was a starting center for an NFL team. Lucky for me, the flight crew made sure that the seat between us was the only empty seat on the flight. (They cater to pro athletes, I guess). That turned out to be the only empty seat on the plane. I don't know what the point of this is except to point out that not all big people are fat, lazy, slobs - some of them are just big people.
16 posted on 06/19/2002 7:43:55 AM PDT by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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To: mombonn
Oh no! Not her again..
17 posted on 06/19/2002 7:44:24 AM PDT by codebreaker
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To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
I always sit in the very back on Southwest, most people don't want to sit in seats that dont recline and so you ususally get an extra seat.
18 posted on 06/19/2002 7:46:45 AM PDT by codebreaker
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To: maxwell; codebreaker; MeeknMing; dubyaismypresident
The airline... will begin charging 'persons of size' for two seats if they think they may not fit comfortably into one.


"Screw you guys, I'm goin' home!"

19 posted on 06/19/2002 7:48:26 AM PDT by Constitution Day
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To: codebreaker
Wonder if they will allow a person who can fit into what is left of the second seat to bargin with the chubby person for access to the remainder of that seat?
20 posted on 06/19/2002 7:49:54 AM PDT by F.J. Mitchell
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