02-17-2010
03:03 PM
1 Love
I don't know what the commotion is over. I have not met Mr. Kevin Smith but from his pictures and movies, yes he is portly, and I assume if I was sitting next to him, I would have to cross my arms and keep my arms outside of my arm rests because he is taking it up...involuntarily.
So, he is a big movie director, what about the poor unknown passenger next to him? I am sure that person is happy he/she didnt have to stick it out for Mr. Smith's sake. I do think Southwest probably tried to accommodate him by letting him get off standby with 1 seat even though he normally buys 2. He was inconvenienced for being made to believe he was set to go, but when he sat down, it was overtly obvious that he was too big for 1 seat and asked to leave. It appears an honest mistake in the Southwest employees' part...provided they were courteous about it.
Anyway, having flown next to a very obese man on a 5 hour flight. I appreciate it when airlines do enforce some sort of policy on this AND have seats that can accommodate these individuals. It is unfair to both passengers when neither one is comfortable in such a situation even though both paid their fare.
To Mr. Kevin Smith, if you are going to make an issue, center it on poor customer service if you were being treated rudely, not because you don't think you are too fat. I'll guess his doctor would tell him that he can definitely lose some weight.
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