Too fat to travel by plane
A 32 stone man has been refused permission to fly from Gatwick to Toronto because his 52inch waist meant that he was too fat to fly. The cabin crew escorted him off the aircraft because he could not lower his armrest for the take off, as required by the safety regulations. He was told that the only way he could fly was to buy two tickets.
A spokesman for the airline said “ the armrest would not go down and separate him from the lady beside him – and he was taking up more than a third of her seat.
The National Obesity Forum said “the overweight passenger should really be offered the next flight that has spare seats available or be upgraded to a wider seat”
It seems that if you are very overweight you should check with the airline to avoid embarrassment.
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