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One Nation Overweight: Fighting Obesity in America

Quiz: QUIZ: Overweight And Obesity

Question 4 of 10

What is Southwest Airlines' policy regarding the seating of extra large passengers?

  1. They are provided with a second seat free of charge
  2. They are required to buy a second seat
  3. They are required to pay an additional fuel surcharge
  4. They are required to use the bathroom immediately prior to takeoff
Correct!

In February 2010, generously proportioned movie director Kevin Smith was on a Southwest airlines flight, and he was informed that he would have to buy the seat next to him, per the carrier's "customer of size" policy. He refused, insisting that he could fit inside of the confines of his 17-inch seat, so the captain had him removed from the plane. He was put on another flight one hour later, from which he unleashed multiple Twitter diatribes describing his ordeal, including one that read, "Look how fat I am on your plane! Quick! Throw me off!"

SOURCE: Kevin Smith's Southwest Airlines Incident Sets Web All A-Twitter | Los Angeles Times

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