Bob purchases 2 seats because he's fat. And he knows it ! He knows from past experiences that due to his large size, the arm rests cannot come down all the way and provide a comfortable and safe sitting environment for himself and the other 2 paying passengers who paid for their one seat. If he's too big, which he is, parts of him will be oozing on over to the other passengers seat therefore squishing everybody together. From their shoulders all the one to their bottoms. In case of any type of emergency Bob must be able to jump out of his seat and allow the other 2 passengers sitting next to him the same ability, which in his case would be impossible. He would not be able to get up immediately because the armrests would get stuck on his BIG waist and he would spend precious time removing himself and delaying the others from getting out in a safe an timely manner. This is crucial.
Plus when he does purchase 2 seats, and the flight is NOT full, which in this case it WAS FULL., he would be refunded the full amount of 1 ticket. Apparently no other airline does that.
Look. He knows the rules, obviously since he purchases 2 seats all of the time, This is because HE KNOWS he is large and was told about it from the beginning. He was the last one on the plane, and the pilots job is to make sure EVERYONE is safe and comfortable, so lay off the pilots. Be thankful they care. He was embarassed and because he feels he's a celebrity he can just mouth off about anything. So as any looser would do, he goes on twitter to bitch and complain. He goes on the news to do the same and just calling so much attention to something that would've remained quiet.
Bob, you need to get over, go on a diet and shut up. Think of all the money you will be saving when you are able to occupy only one seat!
I applaud Southwest. Thank you for keeping the passengers safe.
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