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Airline Introduces Radical New Policy — Charging Passengers By Weight

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:00:38 +0000

With only two planes to its name, you may think Samoa Air is a fly-by-night operation, but it’s proving to be a fly-by-weight one.

Man Endures Seven-Hour Flight While Standing, Obese Passenger Took Up His Seat

Shauna Wright — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 14:00:40 +0000

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 was seated next to a man who took up not only his own seat, but half of Berkowitz’s as well. The flight was completely full, meaning there was nowhere left to go.

Airline Forces Passengers to Pay $31,500 for Fuel — Or Be Stranded [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 11:00:24 +0000

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.