Obese have right to 2 airline seats?
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday.
The high court declined to hear an appeal by Canadian airlines of a decision by the Canadian Transportation Agency that people who are "functionally disabled by obesity" deserve to have two seats for one fare.
The airlines had lost an appeal at the Federal Court of Appeal in May and had sought to launch a fresh appeal at the Supreme Court. The court's decision not to hear a new appeal means the one-person-one-fare policy stands.
The appeal had been launched by Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz and WestJet.
(Reporting by Randall Palmer)
Thoughts?
The high court declined to hear an appeal by Canadian airlines of a decision by the Canadian Transportation Agency that people who are "functionally disabled by obesity" deserve to have two seats for one fare.
The airlines had lost an appeal at the Federal Court of Appeal in May and had sought to launch a fresh appeal at the Supreme Court. The court's decision not to hear a new appeal means the one-person-one-fare policy stands.
The appeal had been launched by Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz and WestJet.
(Reporting by Randall Palmer)
Thoughts?
Comments
"I'm overweight and this story makes me as sick to my stomach as the one a couple weeks back about the guy that didn't have to finish his jail sentence because of his size. This "gold star for last place/everyone's special" mentality we've evolved into is going to be the fall of mankind. I'm overweight for the same reason many of us are. We're somewhat lazy, and I'll be the first to admit, I do not deserve a reward for that!! I hope the airlines win their appeals. Frantz- good post dude."
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Obesity is one of the few issues I don't go bleeding heart on, they SHOULD pay for two seats. No question.
I, for one, have ALWAYS been willing to offer a helping hand to those women in need of support, during those times when other means are unavailable, regardless of the circumstance. I just feel it is the Christian thing to do.
As for my tubbie brother, let him pay for two seats, if thats how many he needs . . .
In this case it is the property rights of the airline. Decisions such as this diminish the rights of everyone else.
Because it costs the airline 16 times as much to transport yours, as it does mine.
Do you still feel this way?
I believe the legal argument revolved around whether you were purchasing a fare between A and B, or whether you were purchasing a seat between A and B. If you are purchasing a seat, then fatties have to pony up extra. If you are purchasing a fare, you get the extra space gratis.
To be clear, I believe that if you need two seats, you should pay for them. Air travel is NOT a "right".
You clearly have not done enough bra shopping in your lifetime. I am constantly annoyed by the fact that my flat-chested friends pay $8 for the slingshot they call a bra while I have to fork out $50+ for something to contain my DDs. I vote for tax credits for large breasted women!
Most of the time I wonder how you tolerate me Sandy, and then you say something like that and I remember that you are constructed of 100% pure awesome!
This.
The airlines make less profit. Or in actuality they post larger losses. Then they go banko and the tax payers can bail them out a la Air Canada. Such a wonderful deal. I don't even have to ever fly to get sodomized in this deal.
Tickets cost more $$$$ for the flyers who are of reasonable weight. The fatties win and everyone else loses. It is not like they can't afford two seats any way, just cut out a portion of the cookies, cakes, pies and fries that they snorf down their obese gullets.
IMO if they can't fit their fat ass in the seat they can ride the train like the rest of the cattle.
You mean like...back when you were alive?
Shouldn't they sue for not being able to join the mile high club?
I was flying to the islands, and all the trains sank!
Milton Slim
Decision only applies to domestic flights, Slim. I'll save you the time . . .
D'oh ! ! !
/g2
Only if they are willing to have their "assets" freely available to the public.
Ding ding ding ding! We have a winner.