Posted on 07/03/2002 4:49:02 PM PDT by Sweet_Sunflower29
A 300-pound woman said that she was discrimated against when a Southwest Airlines counter worker required her to buy two tickets to fly to Orlando because of her weight, according to Local 6 News.
New York resident Maria Corea and her 9-year-old son were scheduled to leave Albany, N.Y., Tuesday to reportedly see their dying brother, according to Local 6 News.
However, when Corea approached the counter, she was told that she needed purchased two tickets.
"So they call me to the counter and tell me that I have (to buy) another ticket because my weight," Corea said. Corea said that she did not have the money to purchase another ticket and canceled the trip, according to the report.
She said that she would rather fly on another airline.
Southwest Airlines reportedly began enforcing the little-known policy June 26 that requires two tickets for what the company calls "people of size."
Company officials said its ticket agents always had the option of charging larger passengers for two seats.
Earlier this month, Southwest spokesman Ed Stewart denied any change in Southwest policy. He said larger passengers have always been charged for two seats if they couldn't fit comfortably in one.
I have two problems with homeschooling children, and two problems only.
1. Children who are home-schooled do not learn how to sit quietly for an extended period of time, and put up with something they don't necessarily like.
2.Children who are home-schooled are NOT explosed to other individuals who look different than they do, and thus are unable to develop empathy and understanding for those individuals.
What a shallow, ignorant, rude contribution to this debate. Mind your own business and make intelligent comments which have something to do with the subject matter. When an argument is weak, you go after someone at a personal level.
You couldn't be more wrong in your assessment of homeschooled children. Because we homeschool, my children have more time to exercise their empathy at crisis pregnancy centers, animal shelters, visiting the elderly from church, making care packages for our troops, etc. I'm not wasting any more time on this. What a ridiculous assumption. For crying outloud.
That is what I wanted to know. Did they offer her the second seat she had to pay for?
Maybe the fat posts are covering them. Actually, very observant of you. Hmmm, what is the answer?
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