02-15-2010
05:55 PM
Southwest Airlines (and all airlines) need to recognize the fact that the vast majority of americans are overweight. The Centers for Disease Control Website (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/overwt.htm) states that 67% of americans are overweight with 34% of them being obese. This means that only 33% of americans are considered skinny and can fit comfortably into the plane seat. With all of the airlines catering to the minority and their bottom line - smaller seats = more people = more money. Here's a bottom line for you - what happens when you make your product unavailable to 67% of the market? You go bankrupt. Americans are tired of bailing out big companies so I would go looking to the government to keep you afloat again.
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