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This must be a thread full of 100 pound skinny-minnies because a lot of these posts are very harsh. Some of the replies lead me to believe that no one on here is friends with, related to, or even know someone who has a weight problem. I know plenty of people who are obese and the things that they deal with on an average day. To me, making someone purchase an extra seat is a humiliating slap in the face.
When I first read this thread, I thought that there would be more posts against this new policy, especially since most of the people who frequent this board are women. The average American woman is a size 14. My mother is a size 14 and sometimes airplane seats are are little uncomfortable for her. She's hardly obese but imagine how she would feel if she were required to purchase a second seat.
I think it is irresponsible for an airline to give their agents the authority to make someone purchase a second seat. There are no guidelines, they just trust people to use their "judgement." We all know that some people don't have good judgement and one person's idea of fat is totally different from another's. Girls I went to high school with thought that anyone over a size 8 was fat. How many of you are over a size 8? Imagine if one of those girls was the ticket agent and made you purchase a second seat. How would you feel?
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