Obese Air Passenger in Economy Seat Has Picture Taken

You should have to pay for 2 seats if you are that fat.

Why do you feel sorry for someone who is not acting dignified and being intentionally rude?
He is sticking halfway into the isle on purpose.

People like this should either lose weight, pay for 2 seats, or don't fly at all.

where do u get he is doing it on purpose? i dont think he would be on the flight unless he really had to, I mean look at how uncomfortable he must be.

theres obviously something physically or psychologically wrong with him to be that big. as humans, we should have compassion for each other.

They had to pull some wiring out of the overhead to strap this guy in.

Holy smokes !

Attendant ask's him if he want's peanut's or cracker's and he takes both "Boxes" !

Obese Air Passenger in Economy Seat Has Picture Taken
Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Telegraph UK: An image of an obese passenger squeezed into an economy airline seat has reopened a debate about how airlines deal with growing numbers of oversized passengers.

The picture, posted on an aviation blog, was reportedly taken by a flight attendant to illustrate to airline managers the difficulty of dealing with passengers who cannot fit into seats.

It is unclear if the man was aware his picture was being taken or whether the flight, on US carrier American Airlines, took off with the passenger spilling out of his seat.

Airlines already offer extended seatbelts to larger passengers to comply with safety rules but a number of carriers now insist obese customers buy an extra seat.

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[link to www.momlogic.com]

And men with wide shoulders are just as bad. They invade your personal space and make it to where you can barely move your own shoulders. God I loathe flying...

Do they make a fat seat? I mean i see that as the "buy to seats" issue. Is that they are trying not to make a "fat seat."

But of course is making them buy 2 seats any better? Make a couple fat seats.

The airline charges a certain cost per seat. 2 seats could be turned into 1 fat seat.
So a fat person should pay for 2 seats since they are using 2 seats.
If they instead make "fat seats" and there are no fat people flying then the airline loses money.

Fat people should not have to be accommodated by others, they should pay for their own extra weight.
After all, they are already paying for it by buying so much food lol, seems like they can afford it anyway.

Obese Air Passenger in Economy Seat Has Picture Taken
Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Telegraph UK: An image of an obese passenger squeezed into an economy airline seat has reopened a debate about how airlines deal with growing numbers of oversized passengers.

The picture, posted on an aviation blog, was reportedly taken by a flight attendant to illustrate to airline managers the difficulty of dealing with passengers who cannot fit into seats.

It is unclear if the man was aware his picture was being taken or whether the flight, on US carrier American Airlines, took off with the passenger spilling out of his seat.

Airlines already offer extended seatbelts to larger passengers to comply with safety rules but a number of carriers now insist obese customers buy an extra seat.

Read more
[link to www.momlogic.com]

Wow, reading over some of the responses in here, I have come to the conclusion that we are a disgusting, hateful species.

God...just end it already...ok?

You should have to pay for 2 seats if you are that fat.

the guy is clearly american , i bet he had to fork out extra baggage toll to ... dirty fat americans are the scourge of the earth , and fat people like this should be just put down tbh

Where is the armrest?

the guy is clearly american , i bet he had to fork out extra baggage toll to ... dirty fat americans are the scourge of the earth , and fat people like this should be just put down tbh

TAX THE TALL!!!!!

I'm 6' 8" and weigh 310, would you call me obese? I'm far from it, but hell I don't even bother getting on a plane.