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Many airline seat sizes are shockingly small to be honest. Last time I was on a plane I had my misses on one side and an elderly gent on the otherside and I felt very uncomfortable and cramped throughout the journey. So its no wonder that heavier people are being targeted when its already difficult for the best of use to fly in comfort.

If they want to charge more perhaps they should increase the size of there seats?

I do however feel that asking some people to pay for two seats (If they are going to be taking up part of someone else purchased space) may be reasonable in some cases.

You dont get discounts for being disabled or for being a child (like many other transport providers do)

Perhaps airlines are gaining too much power/ decision making and need more regulation? (just like the banks were for a while)


Maybe graded seats could be a solution? pay for economy/ luxury seats on all airlines
Deffo a touchy subject, each of have our own opinions.
 
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I might have the details a bit wrong but I remember something about the Welsh rugby team and by using recognised techniques used by the medical fraternity all but two of them were clinically obese ....obviously they weren't. My point is you can be healthy,fit but very heavy.

your spot on there sandy, a pro body builder could be 3/4 stone over wieght yet have less body fat than a marathon runner.
 
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profiteering by the airlines' IMO, where do they'stop!!tall peep/short peep's/baby's young family's ,smoker's peep's with HIV. the list can go on!! it's just wrong if we let them get-away with it!!!we all know the truth

Dave, why do people with HIV get victimised by airlines? I don't understand that connection. could you explain?
 
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Problem is that some planes dont have a first class section, like the one I went to egypt on earlier this year on my honeymoon, where I had to sit squashed in for about 6 hours next to the 'large' person who didnt fit in the single seat so took up half of my space as well. I would have gladly paid for first class if it was an option, but on the dates we wanted, the choice of airlines was basically one. Not the best start to the honey moon so i'd be all for airlines charging more for people who take up more than one seat.

As i said before, I dont think its a case of airlines profiteering, the feul costs are massive and ever increasing, so I guess its a case of charge more per seat, or put more seats on the plane, a whole host of budget airlines went bust over the last few years because of the feul hikes, because they tried to keep the seat cost down.

And to be fair, im off to egypt in a few weeks and the flights were only £65 each, its going to cost me more than that in fuel travelling to the airport and parking the car so I dont think that easyjet can be accused of over charging!!

In hindsight, I wish I had bought 4 tickets instead of two so that me and the missus could travel in comfort with a completley empty seat next to us, I wonder if they would allow you to buy two seats in one name?
 
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sorry liz , i was just trying to demonstraight that if you discriminate against fat peep's where do you stop!! by showing other peep's with reason's that they might be discriminated again's in the other group's

right I'm with you now. I thought you meant that airlines had already started discriminating against HIV and AIDS sufferers and I wasn't aware of it. thanks for clearing that up.
 

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