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Originally Posted by The_Judge
Good ideas. I'd love it if the government was the decider of who's too fat for one seat. Takes all the blame off the airline.
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The governement is not at the gate, the airline is.
Many Passenger's of size (POS) claim that their obesity is a disability. As such, under our disability rule, those passengers can be charged for a second seat since the rule specifically states: as a carrier "You are not required to furnish more than one seat per ticket or to provide a seat in a class of service other than the one the passenger has purchased" [14 CFR 382.87(f)]
Now I know that charging for second seat is not the issue, but it raises the question - can a the passenger who is being squeezed bring a complaint of a violation under Part 382 when the carrier chooses not to force the POS to purchase a second seat.
As Jim stated earlier, the FAA does need to modifiy the minimum seat width and pitch to accomodate the "growing" population.