All these comments defending Sw based on the notion that large people are a saftey hazard are bogus. The elderly could be a saftey hazard, people with physical impairments or visual impairments could be saftey hazards, and seemingly "regular" people who have mental or mental disorders could be saftey hazards in event of an emergency. Why is it okay to deride someone for their weight and body shape when it would be unthinkable to toss an old man or woman in a wheel chair because they could prevent someone from evacuating.
And don't give me the excuse that fat people are somehow more responsible for their bodies than the woman in a wheel chair. She could be in that chair due to her own irresponsible actions. There is no wayof knowing and therefore no justification for singling out fat people as a satey risk.
None of this would be as big an issue if SW was at least consistent in its Two seat policy. People have flown Sw for a long time before being hit with the two seat pooch and effectively told they are too fat to fly. If the policy had any validity it would be appoled uniformly
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All these comments defending Sw based on the notion that large people are a saftey hazard are bogus. The elderly could be a saftey hazard, people with physical impairments or visual impairments could be saftey hazards, and seemingly "regular" people who have mental or mental disorders could be saftey hazards in event of an emergency. Why is it okay to deride someone for their weight and body shape when it would be unthinkable to toss an old man or woman in a wheel chair because they could prevent someone from evacuating.
And don't give me the excuse that fat people are somehow more responsible for their bodies than the woman in a wheel chair. She could be in that chair due to her own irresponsible actions. There is no wayof knowing and therefore no justification for singling out fat people as a satey risk.
None of this would be as big an issue if SW was at least consistent in its Two seat policy. People have flown Sw for a long time before being hit with the two seat pooch and effectively told they are too fat to fly. If the policy had any validity it would be appoled uniformly
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