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Obese have right to 2 airline seats: Canada court
Yahoo News (Reuters) ^ | 11/20/2008 | Rooters

Posted on 11/20/2008 11:43:58 AM PST by Cementjungle

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday.

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TOPICS: Canada; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aerospace; airlines; canada; obese; twoseatsforyou
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To: The_Victor
Assuming they pay for two seats, I agree.

The court says they should get 2 seats for the price of 1.

41 posted on 11/20/2008 11:59:39 AM PST by Cementjungle
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To: Cementjungle

“Obese have right to 2 airline seats: Canada court”

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Next headline from the idiotic Canadian courts will be:

“Blind Have Right to Pilot Commercial Airliners”


42 posted on 11/20/2008 12:00:37 PM PST by EyeGuy (Obama will deliver America on a Leash to an envious world.)
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To: mlocher
Last time I flew (and it is not often) I had a guy next to me so big his ass was half in my seat. I wish I could have had him pay for half my ticket. Atlanta to San Diego is a long flight in half of a tiny airline seat. I knew there was a problem when he asked for two seat belt extenders.
You take up two seats you pay for two seats.
43 posted on 11/20/2008 12:00:38 PM PST by DYngbld (Aspire to inspire before you expire)
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To: Cementjungle

And terrorists ride free.


44 posted on 11/20/2008 12:00:40 PM PST by Doc Savage ("Are you saying Jesus can't hit a curve ball? - Harris to Cerrano - Major League)
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To: Cementjungle

Next time I’m Flying Canadian:

“Yes I’m obese, I need two seats. No, I only look thin. These clothes are very slimming”


45 posted on 11/20/2008 12:00:52 PM PST by dman4384
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To: Cementjungle
They sold a passenger a trip on their plane. How ever they choose to dice up their seating is their business. They may want to charge passengers by their weight if they desire and allocate seating by the amount paid. But if they are charging a oassenger for a trip they should provide seating.
46 posted on 11/20/2008 12:01:05 PM PST by Mark was here (The earth is bipolar.)
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To: EveningStar

When you DRESS that stupidly, what do you expect from these morons!


47 posted on 11/20/2008 12:02:04 PM PST by Doc Savage ("Are you saying Jesus can't hit a curve ball? - Harris to Cerrano - Major League)
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To: EveningStar

I knew it...the elves were conspiring on behalf of the fat jolly man in red...


48 posted on 11/20/2008 12:02:52 PM PST by JenB987
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To: Arrowhead1952

49 posted on 11/20/2008 12:03:38 PM PST by DogBarkTree (Sometimes you have to let it go in order to get a Grip.)
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To: Cementjungle

50 posted on 11/20/2008 12:03:50 PM PST by TSgt (Extreme vitriol and rancorous replies served daily. - Mike W USAF)
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To: Izzy Dunne

LOL, Izzy!


51 posted on 11/20/2008 12:03:57 PM PST by Miss Behave (Beloved daughter of Miss Creant, super sister of danged Miss Ology, and proud mother of Miss Hap.)
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To: varmintman
There actually ARE airlines which believe that all humans are under 5’ tall and 135 lbs and order their aircraft constructed accordingly.

I'm not a big guy, 5'10", 185 lb and the last time I flew it felt like spending two hours in an iron maiden. The fella sitting next to me seemed to be in a similar state of discomfort, and he was maybe 6'0" 210. You know, I'll pay more for some comfort and just fly less frequently.

Flying is now something I truly dread. I'd rather go to the Dr. or Dentist multiple times than endure a three hour flight.

Owl_Eagle

“When the stock market crashed,
Franklin Roosevelt got on the television
and didn’t just talk about
the princes of greed, he said,
‘Look, here’s what happened.’"
-Slow Joe Biden

52 posted on 11/20/2008 12:04:42 PM PST by End Times Sentinel (In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
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To: dfwgator

“Well airlines are charging based on the weight of luggage, it’s only logical they should also charge each passenger per pound over a certain amount.”

But Wait!!!

If say I should weigh X amount for my height, but weigh -X, shouldn’t that be taken off the weight of my luggage?


53 posted on 11/20/2008 12:05:57 PM PST by GatĂșn(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
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To: Mark was here
They sold a passenger a trip on their plane. How ever they choose to dice up their seating is their business. They may want to charge passengers by their weight if they desire and allocate seating by the amount paid. But if they are charging a oassenger for a trip they should provide seating.

The passenger knows the seat sizes when they buy a ticket. Why should the airline be forced to cut their fare/seat in half for a select group of people? Should a restaurant be forced to provide double the portions for the same price as a normal meal just because someone "requires" more food?

54 posted on 11/20/2008 12:06:00 PM PST by Cementjungle
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To: Cementjungle
This is simply socialism by another name (welfare).
The physical laws of the universe dictate that a 400-pound person cannot be transported from point A to Point B at the same cost as a 150-pounder.

So who pays the difference in cost?
Other passengers, in the form of ticket prices.

I am amazed that the airlines haven't consider the obvious neutral option: price tickets by the pound, for the passenger and all accompanying baggage, including carryons.

Everybody wins.

55 posted on 11/20/2008 12:06:39 PM PST by Publius6961 (Change is not a plan; Hope is not a strategy.)
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To: Cementjungle
You have to laugh. What else can you do? At least this isn't as bad as condemning children to be raised by two homosexuals or two lesbians.

We've gone through the looking glass.

56 posted on 11/20/2008 12:06:52 PM PST by Aquinasfan (When you find "Sola Scriptura" in the Bible, let me know)
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To: Izzy Dunne

Hey Izzy, don’t be a hater: http://i33.tinypic.com/2zqa62g.jpg


57 posted on 11/20/2008 12:07:35 PM PST by Miss Behave (Beloved daughter of Miss Creant, super sister of danged Miss Ology, and proud mother of Miss Hap.)
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To: Cementjungle
I guess Canadian sumo wrestler conventions are going to hit their airlines pretty hard.
58 posted on 11/20/2008 12:08:16 PM PST by AndyTheBear (Disastrous social experimentation is the opiate of elitist snobs.)
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To: mlocher
One obese lady was somewhat obnoxious to the flight attendant. The flight attendant invited the person sitting next to her to move to first class!

I love quick-thinking Solomon types!

59 posted on 11/20/2008 12:08:55 PM PST by Publius6961 (Change is not a plan; Hope is not a strategy.)
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To: Izzy Dunne

I’m a html “slow kid,” and still don’t know how to format that link into a posted pic. Don’t be hatin’ on me for that, too.


60 posted on 11/20/2008 12:09:40 PM PST by Miss Behave (Beloved daughter of Miss Creant, super sister of danged Miss Ology, and proud mother of Miss Hap.)
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