I get that it's not super enjoyable to sit next to someone who is too big for their seat. But I find it less enjoyable to sit next to someone who just sucked down one last cigarette before boarding. Or some woman who doesn't understand a little bit of perfume goes a LONG way. Or in front of a kid who kicks the back of my seat the whole ride.
I agree with many of the posts here. I think the key is to tell someone BEFORE they board the plane that the airline has concerns. My guess is, 99.9% of overweight people know that no one wants to sit next to them. And, are afraid of being called out -- in the way SW did with Kevin Smith. I'm glad he called you out. It was really poor form to pull him off the plane after he was seated with his seat belt buckled. And, OAK to Burbank is what -- a 90 minute flight? You should have let him stay. The fall out from this is bad and it's only going to get worse. I expect to get an email with some new GREAT sale prices any day now.
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I get that it's not super enjoyable to sit next to someone who is too big for their seat. But I find it less enjoyable to sit next to someone who just sucked down one last cigarette before boarding. Or some woman who doesn't understand a little bit of perfume goes a LONG way. Or in front of a kid who kicks the back of my seat the whole ride.
I agree with many of the posts here. I think the key is to tell someone BEFORE they board the plane that the airline has concerns. My guess is, 99.9% of overweight people know that no one wants to sit next to them. And, are afraid of being called out -- in the way SW did with Kevin Smith. I'm glad he called you out. It was really poor form to pull him off the plane after he was seated with his seat belt buckled. And, OAK to Burbank is what -- a 90 minute flight? You should have let him stay. The fall out from this is bad and it's only going to get worse. I expect to get an email with some new GREAT sale prices any day now.
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