United May Force Obese Travelers to Purchase 2nd Seat

Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › April 16, 2009

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United Airlines, the third-largest U.S. carrier, may force some obese travelers to buy a second seat when flights are full and other passengers complain about being cramped.

The policy brings practices at UAL Corp.'s United in line with those at the other five biggest U.S. carriers, including Delta Air Lines Inc. The rule took effect today after being adopted in January, said Robin Urbanski, a United spokeswoman.

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United May Force Obese Travelers to Purchase 2nd Seat

United passengers previously "had to share their seat with the oversized guest" on full planes, Urbanski said. Chica...

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