Obese flyers have right to 2 seats in Canada

Carleton Bryant The Washington Times - November 21, 2008, 09:18AM

Canada‘s supreme court has ruled that obese airline travelers have a right to take two seats and pay for only one, Reuters is reporting.

I wonder about the repercussions. The airlines are out to make money, and if they can’t do it by charging per seat, they just might start doing it by charging per pound.

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Carleton Bryant

Carleton Bryant is a senior editor at The Washington Times, where he oversees the National and Metropolitan desks. He also serves as the newsroom’s internship coordinator. He has served as an assistant managing editor; a National, Metropolitan and Features desk editor; an assistant National desk editor; and a reporter on the National and Metro desks.