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

[jimberg]

Charging by weight may be fair because it would apply to everyone equally, but it really doesn't address the problem. The seats are a fixed size and fat people will still be spilling over. Replacing all of the individual seats with bench seats would make divvying up the space easier and could make the weight thing work. They'd have to make sure there are enough 02 masks and seatbelts for everyone in the bench, though. Another problem with going by weight, though, is that some people are more solid than others. A bodybuilder could fit easily in a seat but weigh quite a bit more than someone who is fat and spilling over.

This reminds me of a story that was overshadowed by Sept. 11. Do you guys remember how a woman died during a flight because the seating caused blood clots in her legs? Everyone was outraged and then, boom, Sept. 11.

Every seat should be designed to be comfortable for a 6 foot, male that weighs about 220 lbs.