[Houmatt]

I smell a lawsuit.

You bet your rump roast.

You think overweight people are going to stand too long for being punished simply because they happen to weigh a bit more?

I mean it is bad enough the news and entertainment industry wants everyone to look like Calista Flockhart.

Will the airline industry join them? Will the nation's fat people go for it?

Will the new Austin Powers film get a Best Picture Oscar nomination?

[NittanyLion]

You think overweight people are going to stand too long for being punished simply because they happen to weigh a bit more?

Southwest is under no obligation to accommodate everyone. They can sell to whomever they choose, if they perceive it will be beneficial to their business. Other airlines may perceive a benefit to catering to fat people. Point is, the market will adjust to suit everyone's needs, so long as nosey busybodies stay out of its way.

[homeschool mama]

I don't think it's necessary for all people to be rail thin...the societal reasoning of that is gross...but being overweight enough to require two seats is extreme. You need two seats then you pay for two seats.

[Bella_Bru]

Excuse me, but the nation's fat people are fat because of choices they make. If they take up 2 seats on a plane, fares will go up because that will be one less seat the airline can sell. So all of us should pay more because you can't put down the snack cakes?

[Bella_Bru]

I mean it is bad enough the news and entertainment industry wants everyone to look like Calista Flockhart.

There is a large (excuse the pun) middleground between anorexic looking and el blobbo.

[pfflier]

they happen to weigh a bit more

This policy isn't aimed at those people who comprise 60% of the population. It is aimed at those who take up more than one seat and generally weigh more than twice as much as the standard 160 lb average person.

Quit justifying obesity with soft PC terms like "weigh just a bit more" and "fluffy". Just a bit more does not mean one seat more.