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| Yes | 51% | 658 votes | Total: 1285 votes | |
| No | 49% | 627 votes |
Yes
by Secre
Created on: April 11, 2008 Last Updated: June 19, 2010
In today's politically correct universe this is a question that will always cause a certain amount of
Created on: November 17, 2007
I believe that airlines should put some measures in place and make extra charges for those who are obviously
Created on: October 14, 2010
Flying can be one of the most stressful and uncomfortable parts of travel. Once you get through
Created on: July 22, 2008
In any business, the proprietor offers a product that is intended to be sufficient for the majority
Created on: November 15, 2007 Last Updated: February 16, 2011
How must western societies look to the citizens of nations where major health problems are due to malnutrition
by Anna Newburg
Created on: January 13, 2009 Last Updated: December 08, 2011
In business, things generally cost more by the pound. If the same business principles apply to buying
Created on: May 24, 2010
Should airlines charge more for overweight passengers? The answer might not be as obvious as you’d
Created on: January 07, 2009 Last Updated: November 04, 2010
Just as automobiles, trucks, boats, and railroad cars, airplanes are built with an intended maximum
by Travis Casey
Created on: January 07, 2008 Last Updated: February 06, 2009
Flying has become a very uncomfortable mode of travel. The seats only recline far enough to annoy the
Created on: May 16, 2010 Last Updated: May 18, 2010
Weight, as you might have noticed, is a problem on airplanes. Have you ever stopped to think why airlines
Created on: March 31, 2008
If a stranger sat next to you on a flight, suddenly pulled up the armrest and leaned against you for
by Ted Sherman
Created on: January 08, 2008
Anyone who has flown from New York to London in the middle of a tourist, five-across row of narrow seats,
by Mac a'Bhaird
Created on: February 04, 2009 Last Updated: February 13, 2009
I have had the experience of being dunned additionally for my backpack and it made me furious. I got
Created on: May 30, 2008
Now more than ever as the growing costs of fuel drastically change the nature of traveling, it is absolutely
by Lang Zaam
Created on: March 31, 2008
Yes, and a whole lot more but they also deserve a larger seat. Larger built people are not going to
Created on: February 04, 2009 Last Updated: February 19, 2009
I think airlines should charge more for overweight passengers. I also think that people should weigh
by Devin Ralph
Created on: July 22, 2008
In one word - absolutely! As with any random stranger who happens to be seated next to you, the obese
Created on: March 05, 2008
Heck, yes.
When you check in your luggage and you have more than the allowed weight, you pay a penalty
by Raven Lebeau
Created on: February 28, 2008
I felt compelled to write for this title, because I feel it is deceptive. Airlines do not discriminate
No
Created on: May 02, 2009 Last Updated: May 03, 2009
When United Airlines announced that it was going to charge obese people double the fare for travel,
by Gary Maclean
Created on: February 25, 2009 Last Updated: January 21, 2010
To hear many people tell it, more than half our nation is overweight. That would mean that if the airlines
Created on: February 26, 2009 Last Updated: October 25, 2009
While waiting to board an airplane, sometimes we notice extra large passengers who will be traveling
Created on: February 05, 2009 Last Updated: February 11, 2009
I am not close to being considered overweight, but I still don't believe charging more for overweight
Created on: June 03, 2009
Ah, fat people. The last bastion of bigotry that's still condoned. Would we even ask this question
Created on: July 10, 2008
If airlines want to lose more than half of their potential customers, then by all means, they should
by Kate Flaxx
Created on: October 06, 2010
Most airlines now have policies in which they refer to ‘customers of size’. Most airlines
by Molly Carter
Created on: March 10, 2008 Last Updated: October 01, 2008
Airlines should not charge more if a person is overweight. Severely obese individuals already must pay
Created on: July 09, 2008
Charging overweight passengers for an extra seat certainly does not say very much for the airlines.
Created on: January 02, 2008 Last Updated: December 28, 2008
Do airlines charge less for underweight passengers? I think "Not!"
Therefore, why should there be a question
Created on: March 07, 2008
They should not charge more for an overweight person. That would be like telling me, "You don't have
by Monnie
Created on: February 05, 2008
When pondering the question of whether overweight people should be charged extra to fly I have definite
Created on: January 31, 2008
No, indeed, airlines should not discriminate against overweight passengers. Charging them extra would
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