Kevin Smith - Too fat to fly

[red-beard]

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Kevin Smith 'Too Fat' to Fly Southwest - Kevin Smith : People.com

He purchased two seats, but elected to take an earlier flight, with only one seat left.

[cstreit]

I didn't think he was that big. ...but I have no issue with it if he is. I got stuck between to lard-butts on a flight to Dallas back and forth last year. Could not put the arm rests down. I was squished in so bad that I had a crease in my sternum when I landed.

I DID make a scene untill the airline refunded half my fare, as I only got HALF a seat.

[red-beard]

I didn't think he was that big either. I think the point where they require you now to purchase an extra seat is when you need the seatbelt extension.

[motion]

Good. Lard-asses should be charged more for air travel. I think they should weigh passengers, just like luggage, and apply discounts or surcharges based on weight. Why not? Works for the highway system (DMV) in most states. More weight to haul around = more expense. I would like to see our system go more towards rewarding people who take care of themselves, and penalizing those who just don't give a rat's ass.

[911boost]

I agree with everyone so far. Having been stuck next to a huge lady on a small regional jet on more than one occasion, it aint fun.

[lane912]

yes, sitting next to a "larger" person is not fun. in fact i think the extra charge should apply to compensating the other people next to them for the inconvience.

[Lazarro]

''Kevin Smith says his weight is out of control: 'I broke a toilet. That's how heavy I am.''


If ya ask me he looks like a ''three seater''.

[Rick Lee]

That guy should fly in the cargo hold. He's a mammoth. I saw next to a huge guy, I was in the middle seat, on a flight to Pittsburgh last week. Man, that sucked.

[herr_oberst]

I agree something needs to be done, but lets figure out how to do it first. Sliding scale? For instance, I'm 200 pounds, but I'm over 6 feet tall. Both armrests dock easily. Seats left and right are not compromised.

Instead of weight penalties, I would be more comfortable (pun intended) with a girth penalty.

[look 171]

Originally Posted by motion

Good. Lard-asses should be charged more for air travel. I think they should weigh passengers, just like luggage, and apply discounts or surcharges based on weight. Why not? Works for the highway system (DMV) in most states. More weight to haul around = more expense. I would like to see our system go more towards rewarding people who take care of themselves, and penalizing those who just don't give a rat's ass.

I am under 6' tall, so I should pay less and you should pay full pop. I am ok with what you said. I have been stuck with big fat guys next to me before, and we had to wait on the runway in southern Mexico during the summer. I think the AC was out. The sweat was just too much for me to handle. They want you seated and buckled in. Fuch, that was bad.

[TechnoViking]

The solution is easy. The armrests come down and you either fit in your seat or you do not fit in your seat.

[Laneco]

A direct weight thing won't really work as you can have people who tip the scales harshly but easily fit into the seats...

Why not just do what they do with the carry-on luggage? You know those little metal frames that say your carry on must fit into THIS? Make one for people. Make it like a door. You must fit through to get in one seat. If you can't, then you have to buy two seats. Right there at check-in.

If nothing else, it would be fun to watch!

angela

[jhynesrockmtn]

There was mention of some group boycotting Southwest over this. I can only imagine it's a group of fatties who can't fit in a seat. Hmmmm, love to see that be successful :-) Do they think Southwest cares if fat people fly a different airline? Next week you'll see all the others doing the same thing so they don't get known as the airline that caters to the weight challenged.

[Lazarro]

pc=gravity impaired

[onlycafe]

i think a nice pair of socks would make him look slimmer.

[on2wheels52]

So the big star (I didn't know who he is until I opened the link) is a cheap fu@k and chose to fly stand-by?
I like angela's idea but given my 5'11' & 155 lbs perhaps that should be considered.
I don't fly a great deal but the guy would have been in trouble on the puddle jumper from Florida to the Bahamas I was on while ago.
Jim

[DARISC]

I don't know jack about how airlines charge to fly cargo. Is it based on weight, volume, a formula that takes both into consideration?

Cargo is cargo; why not charge the same way for human cargo as for other cargo? Why not charge based on some kind of formula based on each passenger's weight/seat space required?

Some would scream discrimination against fatties, but is it really? Are clothing stores discriminating against larger people by charging more for XXL sizes as is often the case?

[Buckterrier]

Saw the story on Good Morning America this morning. Kudos to SW airlines, that is until they caved in and blew the guy or something. Did they apologize to the two poor bastaads that had to sit next to the fat guy?
I don't think weight is the problem. You can be 'heavy' without taking up two seats. It's a size problem.

[Gogar]

Originally Posted by on2wheels52

So the big star (I didn't know who he is until I opened the link) is a cheap fu@k and chose to fly stand-by?

No, he bought two tickets and tried to fly standby on an earlier flight, and they almost let him, until they didn't let him.

The airline obviously tried to cash in on his standby status, by getting him to his destination in one seat for DOUBLE the price, until the other passengers complained. If they had succeeded, they also would have doubled their money on the later flight, by getting one extra person on that flight.

Originally Posted by Buckterrier

Kudos to SW airlines, that is until they caved in and blew the guy or something. Did they apologize to the two poor bastaads that had to sit next to the fat guy?

No, when he got kicked off the standby flight he took his originally scheduled flight that he bought two tickets on.

[legion]

Is Fat Bastard.....er.....Kevin Smith still married to that hottie?