Overweight passengers having to purchase 2 seats, fair or not fair

[PKRWUD]

I'm 6', 220lbs., with a 50" chest, and I have been (+/- 20 pounds) for the past 20 years. I fly an average of twice a year, cross country. I can tell you without any doubt at all that the seats, and the legroom, are shrinking. It's a much more snug fit than it used to be. My shoulders are always against the person next to me. Forget about trying to eat a "meal"! There is, for me, no elbow room at all. If they are going to reduce the seating area, then no, I don't think they should charge for 2 seats, but, if they were to restore the seating area to the way it was 15 years ago, then yes, I do. The way it was, a 300 pound person could fit in one seat. Now, it's snug for me.

Take care,
-Chris