United Airlines to Charge Overweight Passengers for Two Seats

[billhill999]

Overweight passengers hoping to travel on United Airlines may have to buy two tickets to fly the friendly skies.
The third largest U.S. airline announced Wednesday that it will join other carriers and start charging passengers for two seats if they can't properly fit into one.
United made the change as a result of the hundreds of complaints it receives each year from customers who "had to share their seat with the oversized guest," United Spokeswoman Robin Urbansky told Bloomberg.com.
According to the airline, the policy will be enforced only in the event that the passenger can't be relocated next to an empty seat. If the flight is full, the passenger will have to change their ticket to the next available flight and purchase a second seat for that flight.
United is the fifth major airline to adopt a policy of this kind.
The new rule applies to tickets purchased on or after March 4, 2009, for travel on or after April 15, 2009.

 

[1cheater]

PO will just have to pull extra money out of Betjam, no biggy.

 

[billhill999]

Be nice.

 

[JakeT.]

I'm all in support of this. No offense but if I pay for a seat of my own, I shouldn't have to have a bigger person taking up a portion of it. From someone who has been in between two big people for a 4 hour flight, it kinda sucks.

 

[texansfan]

They should just pay a cargo charge and sit below deck.

 

[bigbet1234]

I agree......although there's not much room to begin with.

I'm all in support of this. No offense but if I pay for a seat of my own, I shouldn't have to have a bigger person taking up a portion of it. From someone who has been in between two big people for a 4 hour flight, it kinda sucks.

 

[JakeT.]

They should just pay a cargo charge and sit below deck.

Haha fuck I'd rather not deal with whining kids and people kicking my seat. I'll sit below deck in a second.

 

[texansfan]

I always pay extra to not have to sit next to someone who eats at Olive Garden.

 

[JakeT.]

I always pay extra to not have to sit next to someone who eats at Olive Garden.

You have fun on that 8-hour flight next to the guys that just ate Taco Bell. @)

 

[D2bets]

This is going to lead to a lot of arguments and problems. Real hard to draw the line. The guidelines seem pretty wishy-washy. I would be that it gets reversed or severely changed/clarified.

 

[texansfan]

This is going to lead to a lot of arguments and problems. Real hard to draw the line. The guidelines seem pretty wishy-washy. I would be that it gets reversed or severely changed/clarified.

I can see it now, you know how they have that box used to measure your carry on bag? They will now have three seats at the counter, if a person sits in the middle one and their fat spills over into the next seat they must purchase twp tickets.

 

[D2bets]

And by this line of thinking why don't airlines charge extra for handicapped seats which take up more space?

 

[jerbeek]

I can see lawyers already lining up for the lawsuits!

 

[nhoj]

Leave your bitches at home it they bother you when you fly..

I'm all in support of this. No offense but if I pay for a seat of my own, I shouldn't have to have a bigger person taking up a portion of it. From someone who has been in between two big people for a 4 hour flight, it kinda sucks.

 

[msubulldog]

looks like I'm going to have to quit the all you can eat buffets and start working out.

 

[NES]

Leave your bitches at home it they bother you when you fly..

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[Coaster]

Stop eating or stop flying.
Unless ya want to pay more.
Pretty easy

 

[LIGHTSOUTGAMEOVER]

Stop eating or stop flying.
Unless ya want to pay more.
Pretty easy

:lol:

 

[JakeT.]

Leave your bitches at home it they bother you when you fly..

:lol:

 

[JakeT.]

And by this line of thinking why don't airlines charge extra for handicapped seats which take up more space?

Jack Herer wanted me to post a response for him, so here is the nice version of what he wanted to add...

You can't do a damn thing about being handicapped but you can do something about being fat.