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Obese Passengers Should Pay Extra…

Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 8:42 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

According to the World Health Organization, we are experiencing a “global obesity epidemic”. The following points from its January 2015 fact sheet bear this out: Worldwide obesity has more than doubled since 1980. In 2014, more than 1.9 billion adults, 18 years and older, were overweight. Of these over 600 million were obese. It is… Read more.

Air France: obese passengers must pay for two seats!

Friday, January 22, 2010 at 5:49 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

The only fair and equitable way to deal with obese passengers is to require them to purchase two seats – the second one perhaps at half price. [Bar obese passengers from flying? TIJ, September 11, 2009] Air France has become the first airline to take up this suggestion for dealing with obese passengers. The airline… Read more.