'Obese should buy two plane seats'
A SURVEY has revealed 70 per cent of Aussies think obese or largely overweight people should have to purchase two economy class seat tickets when travelling by plane.
In May 2010, travel.com.au surveyed 800 Australian travellers as part of its annual Travel Survey. One of the questions was: ‘Do you think that obese or largely overweight people should have to purchase two economy class seat tickets when travelling by plane?’.
The results demonstrated a growing interest and concern from Aussie travellers,travel.com.au General Manager – Brand Lisa Ferrari said.
“In 2008 we posed the same question to Australians, and back then it seemed the nation was grossly torn with 53% feeling that people should have to purchase two seats.
"But two years later, the scales have well and truly been tipped."
The fluctuating issue of obese and overweight passengers has been ongoing since 2008 when a Canadian Court ruled that overweight people could have two seats for the price of one.
It appeared back on the menu recently when an American ‘overweight’ man was not allowed to fly because he was “too fat”.
Here's the link to the rest of the article: http://www.news-mail.com.au/story/2010/06/29/obese-should-buy-two-plane-seats/
The average dress size for an Australian woman is size 14, but what about those of us who are a little bit bigger? Should we have to pay twice as much to travel because we were made a bit bigger? It's completely unfair, Australians need to understand that we are getting bigger and we should be catered for.
The average dress size for an Australian woman is size 14, but what about those of us who are a little bit bigger? Should we have to pay twice as much to travel because we were made a bit bigger? It's completely unfair, Australians need to understand that we are getting bigger and we should be catered for.
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