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  • L Lost User

    No, it is not. It is one person, occupying two travelling-spaces. The limiting factors for an airplane are room and weight. It does not cost them less fuel, simply because some bureaucrat decided that the universe is not politically correct.

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    A Supreme Court Judge is not a bureaucrat!

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      If I were CEO of the airlines, I would install arm rests that did not go up. "Yep, we gave you 22A and 22B. Good luck!" Or maybe I'd give two seats in separate isles...

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      Mycroft Holmes
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      gardnerp wrote:

      Or maybe I'd give two seats in separate isles

      Don't laugh, I have seen this done, a big guy purchased 2 seats next to each other and the allocation then gave him 2 seats in separate isles. He was not amused.

      Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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        http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/11/20/canada-obesity-idUSN2039776920081120[^] >> Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday. :~

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        Wastedtalent
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        Maybe Samoa Air were on to something? Samoa Air boss defends charging passengers by weight[^]

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        • M Marc Clifton

          Well, if it keeps the plane balanced... Marc

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          Nelek
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          You should sit him / her in the middle, so that the gravity center balance is reinforced

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          • N Nish Nishant

            http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/11/20/canada-obesity-idUSN2039776920081120[^] >> Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday. :~

            Regards, Nish


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            MKJCP
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            Good. I hope they do this elsewhere. Airlines constructed these little prisons they call seats. I remember spending hours next to a 400 pound man and getting his sweat marks for my trouble.

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              gardnerp wrote:

              Or maybe I'd give two seats in separate isles

              Don't laugh, I have seen this done, a big guy purchased 2 seats next to each other and the allocation then gave him 2 seats in separate isles. He was not amused.

              Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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              Mycroft Holmes wrote:

              2 seats in separate isles[^].

              Was it Man[^] and Wight[^]? Or did you mean separate aisles[^]? ;P


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              • S Slacker007

                How can I possibly respond to this thread without offending obese people? :sigh:

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                Colin Mullikin
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                It seems you just answered your own question... :-\

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                • N Nish Nishant

                  http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/11/20/canada-obesity-idUSN2039776920081120[^] >> Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday. :~

                  Regards, Nish


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                  They should start an airline for fat people. However I suspect it wouldn't take off.

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                  • S Slacker007

                    How can I possibly respond to this thread without offending obese people? :sigh:

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                    Slacker007 wrote:

                    How can I possibly respond to this thread without offending obese people?

                    Don't worry about it, they have a thick skin.

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                      http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/11/20/canada-obesity-idUSN2039776920081120[^] >> Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday. :~

                      Regards, Nish


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                      Vivi Chellappa
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                      Yes. Each obese passenger should be offered two aisle seats across from one another, like seats marked C and D. But how would the stewardesses roll down the food cart?

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                      • 9 9082365

                        A Supreme Court Judge is not a bureaucrat!

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                        TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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                        Yes, yes they are. They're the Ultimate Bureaucrats.

                        Decrease the belief in God, and you increase the numbers of those who wish to play at being God by being “society’s supervisors,” who deny the existence of divine standards, but are very serious about imposing their own standards on society.-Neal A. Maxwell You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun

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                        • N Nish Nishant

                          http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/11/20/canada-obesity-idUSN2039776920081120[^] >> Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday. :~

                          Regards, Nish


                          Website: www.voidnish.com Blog: voidnish.wordpress.com

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                          clientSurfer
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                          Hey Nish that's insulting to all of us fat f*cks

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                            http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/11/20/canada-obesity-idUSN2039776920081120[^] >> Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday. :~

                            Regards, Nish


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                            So - they get an extra seat for free . . . and the rest of us have to pay heavy fees if our luggage is a bit heavy. Sounds sensible to me. Canada's court is just trying to push the Flying Fat Nudist agenda.

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