They should have larger seats for obese patrons if they charge them extra,also if airfare prices is going to be based on a persons weight will the airlines charge slim customers and children less?
I think it is discrimanation based on a person's weight.
2007-11-26 11:29:48 · 12 answers · asked by TD1HOGY2K 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It should be by weight: passenger + baggage.
2007-11-26 11:36:40 · answer #1 · answered by John's Secret Identity™ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The seats on an airline are built for an average sized person. Ticket prices are based on the number of seats on the plane. So the airlines could make bigger seats and jack up the air fares to compensate. Of course, then less folks would fly because they could not afford it. That's a bad business move.
If a person is too large to fit into one seat, the airline requires them to purchase two seats. The arm rest between the seats comes up - in essence making it a larger seat. This is not discrimination. If the airline did not do this - the person in the seat next to the morbidly obese person would complain because they spent the entire flight sitting in only 1/2 a seat because the morbidly obese person had over flowed into their seat. There really is no way for the airline to make every one happy. Someone, is going to be ticked off.
An amusement park ride has seats built for the average size person. If a person is too big fit in the seat safely, then they are not allowed to go onto the ride.
You can't build the world to fit the larger people who make up less of the population so that the majority (the average size people) are too small. Things are built and designed for the average size person and the smaller and large folks have to make adjustments.
I'm short- there are cars that I can not drive safely because I sit too close to the airbags when I move the seat up to reach the pedals. I can't expect all auto manufactures to build all cars to fit me comfortably, so I do not drive cars that are unsafe.
It really stinks but sometimes life is not fair.
2007-11-26 11:45:51 · answer #2 · answered by Boots 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If an airline makes its seats bigger then they will have less of them on a plane, so tickets will cost more.
If a passenger is too big for a standard seat, they have two choices. They can pay extra and fly in first class, where the seats are bigger, or they can use two seats.
If the airline has to turn away a passenger because another passenger is using two seats, why should it be the airline - and therefore the other passengers through higher ticket prices - that pays the cost?
Most airlines currently work a deal that you pay for a second seat, but if the flight leaves with empty seats, you get that second seat money back. If they have to turn someone away that could have sat in - and paid for - your second seat, you pay for it instead.
That seems perfectly fair to me.
Richard
2007-11-26 11:42:00 · answer #3 · answered by rickinnocal 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The airlines have a "standard seat" a piece of property you pay to use when you buy your ticket.
If you are comfortable in the space you purchase with an airline ticket (ONE standard seat) that's a perfect fit.
If you want or need more room than one standard seat, you should purchase a second seat. That, of course, should allow you double the carry on baggage normally allowed, on flights offering meals, you would be entitled to meals for both of your seats, etc.
The way it is now ... the obese passenger requests/demands the removal of the armrest, leaving him/her paying for one seat, and taking up two. The remainder of the second seat is not enough room for another passenger to sit, and the airline loses that income.
Use the space, pay the owner of it,
Slim customers and children will still take up space, therefore charging them for one standard seat is the best deal they can expect, as long as they get full use of the space they purchase the use of.
2007-11-26 11:53:25 · answer #4 · answered by ornery and mean 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it should be the weight of a person, but the size of a person. If someone is so big that they are practically in the other persons' seat then they should have to buy two tickets, or the planes should make seats for larger people.
I know quite a few people who have an extremely high weight but can still fit in their own seat.
2007-11-26 11:34:16 · answer #5 · answered by Seung Hee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone sued Southwest, and lost.
Southwest required the person to purchase two seats since they wouldn't fit into one. The court upheld Southwest's position saying that SW wasn't required to "give" the person a seat for free. Airlines base their pricing and income on the number of seats sold.
However, I've seen many "obese" people who can fit into one seat, ask for and receive, a seat belt extension at no cost.
2007-11-26 11:45:23 · answer #6 · answered by scottclear 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure they can file a suit on whatever they please, but the airlines have a good case for the tax, considering obese people take up more space on an aircraft with limited room. The added weight also adds fuel costs.
2007-11-26 11:35:10 · answer #7 · answered by Ali 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are allowed to discrimnate against people by weight,
But If I have to pay for two seats I better get the entirety of the two seats. I suspect fat people are not the only people who get into other passenger seats, people who spread their arms and legs out, People who multitask with several approved electronic devices etc.
2007-11-26 11:35:06 · answer #8 · answered by Vultureman 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so, they are a danger to people flying with them because they could block the asiles and trap people inside. Most extremly obese people don't even fly on airplanes.
2007-11-26 11:35:53 · answer #9 · answered by Taste the Rainbow 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its a service. You have to pay for extras.
2007-11-26 11:46:10 · answer #10 · answered by patrick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋