I've flown Southwest on and off since the 80s. I'll be actively avoiding this airline from now on. And I'm a not-fat person - but I've noticed the seats getting narrower and foot room decreasing as time passed - on yours and other airlines. Eventually no one with hips or wide shoulders or who is tall - no matter what weight - is easily going to fit in those seats, or have leg room. It's uncomfortable enough now, and I easily fit between the armrests.
But you'll certainly be able to make lots of nice money on the 2 out of every 3 people who'll have to buy an extra seat. Because of course it doesn't matter if you can put the armrest down - only thing that matters is whether you've bought two seats in the past or if someone who works for the airlines makes a visual snap judgment "they should have bought two seats."
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