02-16-2010
01:13 PM
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I am embarrassed to have unknowingly supported an airline that would enforce a policy like this against a man who is clearly overweight, but is not so large that he is crowding other seats. I can understand having a policy that applies to the very obese, but Southwest seems to be applying this policy to anyone who isn't thin. In reading the official policy, I thought this was an extra-weight-costs-extra-fuel issue, not a fat-people-makes-passengers-nervous issue. I fly often, and I've sat next to people Smith's size. It has never been a problem.
My company uses Southwest because the fares are inexpensive, and we are a not-for-profit, but part of our mission statement involves recognizing and encouraging diversity, so we will likely be finding a way to fly without using Southwest. I wonder how many people will be making the same choice?
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