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  • Overweight man sues Air France over seat row

    12/20/2006 10:07:53 AM PST · by Aggie Dad · 103 replies · 5,304+ views
    Reuters ^ | December 20, 2006 | Reuters
    PARIS (Reuters) - An overweight passenger has sued Air France after being told he was too fat and had to pay for a second seat to accommodate his bulk. Jean-Jacques Jauffret, a French scriptwriter, told Reuters Wednesday he had felt humiliated by Air France staff who had measured his waist in public at New Dehli airport in 2005 and decided he was too big for a single seat. A lawyer representing Air France told a court Tuesday the company had a clear policy of asking obese passengers to pay for two seats. "Let's be objective. This man is fat," lawyer...