02-17-2010
07:28 PM
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I was pondering what is Southwest's real motive behind such a policy. Is it only to make normal sized passengers more comfortable? Or might the airline be tyring to squeeze out additional fare $? Buying 2 seats seems outrageously unfair.
If one's fat rumpus hangs over 20% of the adjacent seat, maybe SW should charge for 1/5 an additional seat and stick a skinny-butt in the remainder of the seat with a 20% discounted fare! We can report our height and weight when purchasing the tickets and weigh in on the suitcase scales for accuracy!! SW can use fat calipers on passenger's triceps to determine if a carry-on will be allowed.
Instead of all that additional bureacracy, though, I would suggest SW and all airlines use reasonably sized seats to begin with. If that's too much to ask, why not include a couple of 'fatty rows' and allow all us biggest loosers to book our seats there in the first place, for a more reasonable surcharge of 20% or 25%?
In fact, if one's size is the determining factor in required fares, maybe SW has thought of equiping the planes with small, medium, large, and extra-large seats and charge accordingly! In like manner, since there is more body size square footage involved in searching an overweight individual, SW can also surcharge for additional security screening.
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