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Jul 19, 2008

Weighing the costs of air travel

Surcharges for overweight passengers are unlikely to fly, experts say. Could air travellers face the same penalties for being overweight as they do for excess baggage? A recent U. S. study showed that the ...

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Overweight Mom278

Orlando, FL

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Jul 19, 2008
 
Isn't Southwest the airline that kicked this poor family off one of it's flights?

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/07/0...

I think they also kicked off a woman too pretty to fly so I don't feel so bad now!
facevalue

Sacramento, CA

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Jul 20, 2008
 
I say charge more for peole who are too big for the seat! I get so mad when I have to pat for an overweight bag when the weighht of the bag plus my weight is still less than the slob next to me who can't even put the armrest down.
Sammy

Jacksonville, FL

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Jul 22, 2008
 
They need to charge by the pound on Southwest!
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