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November 14, 2012 11:44 pm PST
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/DiUSo5gggO0/airlines-and-obese-fliers-is.html
Airlines and obese fliers: is there a better way to handle seat space conflict?
In The Economist, an essay on the challenges for larger passengers who often face humiliating and stress-causing treatment on commercial air travel. Air Canada has an interesting policy about heavier fliers: it treats obesity as a medical condition, and "provides overweight passengers with a free extra seat as long as they present a doctor's note."Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/DiUSo5gggO0/airlines-and-obese-fliers-is.html
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