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The woman CLEARLY takes up two seats so she should buy two tickets. That is fair. Have you ever had to sit next to someone 300 pounds on an airplane? It's miserable. They overflow into your seat.

The woman CLEARLY takes up two seats so she should buy two tickets. That is fair. Have you ever had to sit next to someone 300 pounds on an airplane? It's miserable. They overflow into your seat.

Ditto for sports events, BTW.

ML/NJ

I take offense at your statement....

I am over 300lbs (6'2") and can fit in a single seat on every airline I have flown on. I will admit that the smaller seats on ComAir regional jets are uncomfortable, but I don't "overflow" into the seat next to me. I have more difficulty with leg room than butt room - and this is a very common problem for lots of passengers.

Now, I will admit that there are some folks that do overflow into more than one seat - especially those who are shorter - they spread out more than I do.

The woman CLEARLY takes up two seats so she should buy two tickets. That is fair. Have you ever had to sit next to someone 300 pounds on an airplane? It's miserable. They overflow into your seat

umm, hello?? She already bought two seats, her NINE year old son was going with her. Or do we charge people even if it's ok with thier relatives that they sit next to them? Or even if the relative is smaller, like a child, and that extra space will accomadate them. Can any of you take the fat phobic blinders off for a second and read the story completely? geez. I might actually agree with you if she was flying alone and IF she needed an extender belt, but we don't even know how tall this lady was--5'2" and 300 lbs probably would spill into another seat...5'10 and 300 lbs may not. Someone with more bust and belly may not spill, where someone with a large a$$ and thighs might. So who determines this? Does southwest have a seat where "questionable" people can sit? Is thier an a$$ vs belly rule? Is height a consideration? See how ridiculous and intrusive this gets?

IMO, they had no right to ask this woman to pay a THIRD time assuming her child was of an average weight. If the TWO people traveling fit fine into those two seats, even if one is heavy and spills and the other is average and doesn't mind sharing a little, why is there a need for the THIRD seat? Again, I ask, if an overweight person was flying with thier 4 yr old, should they also have to pay for a THIRD seat even though the two of them fit comfortably in the two seats they paid for? I think the fact that some of you didn't read the whole story and jumped to finger point at the fat lady is very telling. I can't think how anyone can defend Southwest actions IN THIS CASE where her child is taking up the second seat and they fit fine in thier two seats. Again, the fact that people would defend thier actions is telling of the sheer bigotry of some people on this forum, even in an instance where the airline was blantantly wrong in this circumstance.