02-14-2010
11:38 PM
1 Love
you are correct, each passenger deserves to be comfortable, and not have that comfort infringed on by other passengers. On my recent flight from Las Vegas a passenger next to me had a HORRIBLE body odor. It was nauseating. According to your policy, he should have been removed- he was clearly infringing on my flight. Another flight, a woman with a broken leg was seated next to me. Her cast filled at least half of my leg room. Why was she not removed? Also, in case of an emergency, not only would she have been unable to disembark the flight quickly (she needed crutches to move) but she would have trapped an entire row of passengers- is this not a flight safety risk? And finally, at 5'10 and almost 200 # I am not a small girl, but fit comfortably into a seat. According to Southwest policy, I am then allowed to bring my 23 month old child along to sit on my lap. My child can kick the seat in front of her, lean on the passengers around me, and consume the flight crews' attention, all while screaming at the top of her lungs. Odds are, I will not be asked to leave the flight (having flown at least a dozen times with her). Seems crazy then, that if I gained that same 28 pounds of weight, Southwest would throw me and my quiet, still, respectful fat belly off the flight!
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