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Man Sues American Airlines For Being Seated Next To 'Grossly Obese' Passengers
An Australian man has sued American Airlines seeking over 100,000 dollars in compensation for getting 'squashed' after being seated next to two "grossly obese" passengers during a nearly 14-hour flight.
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Heaviest Woman Eman Ahmed, Flown On Cargo Plane, To Leave India In Business Class
Egyptian national Eman Ahmed, who was being treated in Mumbai for obesity, would be shifted to a hospital in UAE's Abu Dhabi soon. However, Ms Ahmed, who had arrived in Mumbai on a chartered cargo plane, would leave as a business class passenger on a regular flight.
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175-kg Passenger 'Kicked Off' United Airlines Flight
A man weighing about 175 kg has claimed that he was kicked off a United Airlines flight in Las Vegas and had to undertake a "walk of shame" due to the heavy-handedness of the crew.
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Excess Baggage: Uzbek Airline Starts Weighing Passengers
Plump passengers beware! The national airline of Uzbekistan says it has begun weighing those travelling along with their carry-on luggage.
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Etihad Vows to Fight Obese Passenger Injury Claim
Etihad Airways today vowed to keep fighting a lawsuit brought in Australia by a man who claims he hurt his back after being seated next to a sick, obese passenger.
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Wider airline seat for obese flyers?
That could help offset the extra fuel cost required to carry overweight passengers, the report said.
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Man made to stand for 7 hours by co-passenger, who weighed 181 kilos
A harried US Airways passenger has complained that he was forced to stand throughout during a seven-hour non-stop flight because a morbidly obese co-passenger took up half his seat.
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Airlines confront too-fat-to-fly passengers
Flying in coach is never comfortable, but it's getting downright awkward for bigger passengers as airlines increasingly single out customers they deem too fat to fly.
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Measure your waistline before you fly
Should overweight passengers pay for 2 air tickets instead of one? Most American airlines make it mandatory. Now Air France KLM, the largest airline group in Europe, have decided to follow suit. From 1st Febuary onwards, they will strongly "recommend" a second ticket for obese passengers.
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Air France to bar obese passengers?
Starting February 1, Air France may bar obese passengers from flying. The airline says this is necessary for security reasons.
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Man Sues American Airlines For Being Seated Next To 'Grossly Obese' Passengers
An Australian man has sued American Airlines seeking over 100,000 dollars in compensation for getting 'squashed' after being seated next to two "grossly obese" passengers during a nearly 14-hour flight.
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Heaviest Woman Eman Ahmed, Flown On Cargo Plane, To Leave India In Business Class
Egyptian national Eman Ahmed, who was being treated in Mumbai for obesity, would be shifted to a hospital in UAE's Abu Dhabi soon. However, Ms Ahmed, who had arrived in Mumbai on a chartered cargo plane, would leave as a business class passenger on a regular flight.
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175-kg Passenger 'Kicked Off' United Airlines Flight
A man weighing about 175 kg has claimed that he was kicked off a United Airlines flight in Las Vegas and had to undertake a "walk of shame" due to the heavy-handedness of the crew.
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Excess Baggage: Uzbek Airline Starts Weighing Passengers
Plump passengers beware! The national airline of Uzbekistan says it has begun weighing those travelling along with their carry-on luggage.
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Etihad Vows to Fight Obese Passenger Injury Claim
Etihad Airways today vowed to keep fighting a lawsuit brought in Australia by a man who claims he hurt his back after being seated next to a sick, obese passenger.
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Wider airline seat for obese flyers?
That could help offset the extra fuel cost required to carry overweight passengers, the report said.
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Man made to stand for 7 hours by co-passenger, who weighed 181 kilos
A harried US Airways passenger has complained that he was forced to stand throughout during a seven-hour non-stop flight because a morbidly obese co-passenger took up half his seat.
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Airlines confront too-fat-to-fly passengers
Flying in coach is never comfortable, but it's getting downright awkward for bigger passengers as airlines increasingly single out customers they deem too fat to fly.
-
Measure your waistline before you fly
Should overweight passengers pay for 2 air tickets instead of one? Most American airlines make it mandatory. Now Air France KLM, the largest airline group in Europe, have decided to follow suit. From 1st Febuary onwards, they will strongly "recommend" a second ticket for obese passengers.
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Air France to bar obese passengers?
Starting February 1, Air France may bar obese passengers from flying. The airline says this is necessary for security reasons.
