For all those commenting about how SWA was justified in booting Mr. Smith, you keep overlooking the main facts of this whole situation. HE WAS SEATED, BUCKLED W/O AN EXTENDER, AND SHOWED THEM HE COULD LOWER THE ARMRESTS. So stop with all the "thanks for ensuring the comfort of all us normal people." It would be reasonable if he was lodged in his seat and could only fit if they had a giant shoehorn. Yes he is overweight, he confesses FAT. But come on people. Use some intelligence. If an employee starts blaming somebody else for a decision, and then stammers when confronted, there is something wrong. If the pilot really did kick him off the plane, why did Suzanne quickly backpeddle and was unable to make a coherent sentence? He was chosen for whatever reason, we may never know. Maybe it was like they said and since he was the last one on, they needed to make room for an even bigger person to have two seats. Maybe the employee at the bulkhead didn't like him because of his movies or because he saw him as obese, who knows. I've lisetened to Kevins podcast and read the releases from SWA. In my opinion, SWA screwed up and instead of telling him the real reason, the employee on the scene was trying to justify their actions with the "you're too fat for one seat, we're booked so get off." Just admit you were wrong SWA and move on. That's all he wants. For you to admit he wasn't too fat to fly and didn't justify getting kicked from the flight.
If you can't do that, then take his challenge. 10K to your charity on Leno if he doesn't fit in your seat.
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