Airlines weigh passengers in the name of safety and fuel efficiency, often because it’s required by law. But whether it’s necessary depends on who you ask.
"Some have proposed that obese passengers be required to pay for two seats in order to not make other passengers uncomfortable, but that lets the airlines escape any responsibility," said Nick Gausling, a consumer services business consultant and managing director of Romy Group LLC.
"Fat people deserve to travel for pleasure just like everyone else, and we also need to remember that air travel is for work, for family obligations, and for other responsibilities, too," she said."Our taxes help support this industry, and we deserve to be accommodated safely and comfortably, with access to accessible seating at all price levels."Hilderman said airlines can sell second seats to plus-size travelers at a heavily discounted rate.
"Fuselage diameters have been predetermined," he said, referencing the main body of the aircraft."We currently have 29,000 commercial aircraft flying, and we only make about 1,500 per year, so it would take 20 years to replace the entire fleet."
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