In the past year or so, several airlines have made headlines for insisting obese passengers buy two seats to accommodate their size and avoid infringing on the space occupied by others. Some people say the practice is unfair, but Arthur Berkowitz likely isn’t one of them.
On a recent US Airlines flight from Anchorage to Philadelphia, he was forced to stand for the entire seven-hour trip when he wa
Flying the friendly skies is one thing. Being forced to pony up the cash to do it while en route is something else entirely.
But that’s what happened on a flight operated by Austria-based carrier Comtel earlier this week.