[dorianrolf]

Originally Posted by abutterfinger25

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.

I would really like the answer to that question. The gate is supposedly the entity responsible for identifying the passenger and enforcing what ever policy Delta may have. You would have to blind not to realize this man's weight was going to be an issue. Instead of continuing to fill seats by upgrading other passengers (and filling their seats) they could have dealt with the issue but they chose to ignore it and forced us to give up part of the seat we paid for.