02-17-2010
02:59 AM
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My husband and I only fly SWA (because its the ONLY airline that has nonstop flights between us and where we usually go) and I'm a die hard Kevin Smith fan and supporter. I'm also a large person. But I don't need the seatbelt extender and I can comfortably sit with the arm rests down. I don't "squeeze" into the seat and spill out into the seat(s) next to me. Gee, that sounds like Kevin's situation.
Once I board and sit down, I put the armrest down until after takeoff, then I put it up so my tall and skinny 160 pound husband is more comfortable because he has incredibly bony elbows and they hurt him after about 15 minutes. We actually have a flight next week and the week after with SWA and so now I'm wondering if I will be getting the same treatment Kevin did.
If the women he was sitting next to had no problem with him, and he demonstrated that his seatbelt was fine and the armrests went down, then SWA employees were WRONG in taking him off the flight, even if he was a standby flier. I agree that this apology is more of "there was a problem, but we still think he's too fat to fly and should have been removed anyway".
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