Woman Sues Over Having To Buy 2 Plane Seats

Can We Talk wrote:

She needs to pay for two seats if she is taking up two seats simple as that. If you book a double room in a hotel and it is just you you pay for a double room. I think this woman should be investing her time in Jenny Craig instead of bringing media attention to her big ass. I know two people personally that are very large and have had to pay for two seats. One of them being my husband. My husband paid for two seats because he took up two seats simple math isn't it? She needs to run around that block a few times and quit crying like a damn baby. Lose weight before she purchases another ticket(S)..lol

Still NWA Soon Delta wrote:

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Agree,
I have nothing against obese people. And I think some comments here are offensive regarding jenny craig etc. Obesity is largely due to the pituitary (sorry for the spelling) gland and is a disease, not a result of eating etc. But some people can control it if they tried.
But this is not the issue. You have 2-3 seats in a row. Now, I have been assigned a seat in the middle between two obese people. They both are in my seat basically and I have maybe 60% of space left. Is that fair to me? No. Should the other person have bought a second seat so they don't intrude on another person? YES! Did sue the airline? No. But I have the right to my little space also.
I hope this get tossed out of court in a hard way.

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FlightAttendant21years wrote:

<quoted text>Come now. It is Black History month.!

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pure crap wrote:

Southwest airlines had a reality show that was on cable a few years ago and on their show there was a white woman who was also clearly overweight and they told her she had to purchase two seats. and no matter how much she cried, stompped and cursed the ticket agent they told her if she was going to get on their plane she was going to need to purchase two tickets. She even went as far as to claim she didn't have any more money for a second ticket. To which they offered her a full refund so she can take her money to another airline that didn't have the same policy and fly with them. when she realized they weren't playing with her she got her mother on the phone and used her credit card to purchase the second ticket. and all of this was caught on the reality show they had centered around their airline about two years or so ago. so for this woman to number one, act like this is so unexpected and out of the blue. The airlines have had the right to do this for years and made it public when they began to do it in the begining. Number two, she's stupid to come out and say it was because she was black without doing her research anyone who would have watched the show back then would clearly be able to throw the race card out the window and I hope a judge throws her case out along with it. FAT IS FAT IT DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHAT COLOR YOU ARE. I feel that if she can produce a valid note from her Dr. stating her condition is caused by something other than overeating & lack of exercise. Then yes she should be excused from buying the second ticket and be given the extra seat just like they would make spical seating arrangements for any other passenger with a medical condition. Or reduced prices for people who are traveling due to a death in their family(to which they would have to produce a copy of the person's death certificate on thier return trip) but if she's just plan ole fat for fat's sake then she should take some of that money she uses for food and buy her second seat when she's ready to take her fat show on the road. and in case any of you are wondering, yes I am a woman of color, I'm not fat by any means but my best friend is over 300 lbs. due to simple overeating and lack of exercise. She simply doesn't fly airlines that would make her buy two seats. she's inteligent enough to check with an airline BEFORE purchasing a ticket to keep from puting herself in such an embarrising position. and also realizes that no one whats to be squished up by her fat coming over the seat at them either. People doen't just wake up one day and their too big for airline seats. They are very much aware of their size before they decided to travel. So instead of suing an airline she should take the money she's paying the lawyer and buy a gym membership!!

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MDL wrote:

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How can you say that? Are you looking to worsen the racial issues our country already faces? And, please be smart enough not make a comment about an entire race becuase of one misguided individual. You are just as misguided as she, if that is truly how you feel.

at yard sale wrote:

no buddy twisted her arm

Anna wrote:

She might need to try to loose some weight. I have heard this happening to whites as well.