Looks like they made a mountain out of a droll Hill.
Look, we may not want to admit it, but 435 pounds is two people. If the guy is going to cause undue discomfort for other passengers to the point they can’t put anyone next to him, he should pay extra.
I will say that the plain must be full before that route should be taken. Even one extra seat would be enough for him to forgo having to pay double.
I leave that choice to the airline. SouthWest does tend to fill its planes. I would rather fly on an airline that asserts its reasonable authority on its flights so as not to inconvenience the majority of its passengers.
And the plain must be HUGH!
I am 6’ 250lb and at about the limit for a Quasimodo to fit in a SW airlines seat..
at 435 the guy needs two seats to prevent overloading a section of the plane..
In an accident he puts everybody at risk.. He is not a frail old person or a disabled person of human proportions who you can pickup and carry out as you get the heck out.
In an Aircraft Evacuation no doubt he will be the first to stand up and block one or more routes of egress for humans.
Further as mass increases it has an exponential effect on energy.. At 435lbs in a plane crash his seat will likely rip from it’s moorings and he will go crashing thru the plane like a human steam roller killing all in his path.
The guy at that weight is a human blob and it is not at all fair to allow him to jeopardize the lives of others by his presence.
I say if you cannot fit in the seats as designed by the planes manufacturer you cannot fly.
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