02-16-2010
11:04 AM
As someone who flys about 20-30 flights per year on SW and other airlines, I want to see this policy enforced often and consistently by all airlines. We have little space to our selves now without someone else coming into it because they are too large to fit in a single seat. Kevin Smith was humiliated by being taken off the plane. That should not happen, although the clamor is most likely due to his 'celebrity status' rather than anything else. The gate agents cannot police this policy as most folks check in online and never see anyone until they get through security and are about to walk onto the plane. It is up to the flight crew to enforce this and they shouldn't be embarassed to do so. But just as they are discrete with those of us who fly with children and need a little extra time, they should be discrete in making sure that larger folks purchase two seats or are not allowed on the plane if it is a full flight.
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