11/27/11 AIRLINE PASSENGER FORCED 2 STAND 7 HOURS " (Newser) – Another dismal travel tale from the world of packed airplanes: A US Airways passenger flying from Anchorage to Philadelphia had to stand for nearly all of the seven-hour flight, reports the consumer advocacy blog Elliott.org. The problem? The airline booked a late-boarding passenger who weighed in the neighborhood of 400 pounds without requiring that he buy a second seat. Flight attendants were apparently sympathetic and acknowledged the gate agent's error, but couldn't do much because the plane was fully booked. “It did not allow me to use my seatbelt dur..." http://m.newser.com/story/133945/passenger-has-to-stand-for-7-hour-flight.html?utm_source=keyword&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20111127

[that's crazy...why don't they make the 400 pounder stand for a while? 7 hours on your feet is cruel & unusual punishment...I stood for two hours on my feet at church this morning & thought that was a long time ] AIRLINE PASSENGER FORCED 2 STAND 7 HOURS
" (Newser) – Another dismal travel tale from the world of packed airplanes: A US Airways passenger flying from Anchorage to Philadelphia had to stand for nearly all of the seven-hour flight, reports the consumer advocacy blog Elliott.org. The problem? The airline booked a late-boarding passenger who weighed in the neighborhood of 400 pounds without requiring that he buy a second seat. Flight attendants were apparently sympathetic and acknowledged the gate agent's error, but couldn't do much because the plane was fully booked. “It did not allow me to use my seatbelt dur..."

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